Music Transcription Method
Notating Recorded Music by Ear

By (author) Andreas Häberlin

ISBN13: 9781032842547

Imprint: Routledge

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Published: 20/08/2025

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Description
A Music Transcription Method: Notating Recorded Music by Ear teaches how to leverage music dictation in the modern music industry. The book's four parts cover aspects of preparation, process, interpretation, and industry resources related to notating recorded music by ear. Taking a modular approach, the book guides readers from an initial subject overview to leveraging the craft for their own projects and careers. Each chapter includes an industry interview featuring diverse practitioner perspectives from Broadway, LA's film scoring scene, contemporary Jazz and Pop, orchestral and marching band styles, music educators, and music entrepreneurs. Transcribed sheet music examples, provided by members of GroundUP Music and several independent creators illustrate the transcription process, while field-relevant scholarly, educational, and professional references further illuminate the state of inquiry in music transcription. Learning outcomes, exploratory chapter activities, visual chapter maps, and further instructional visuals are included to support the learning styles of diverse readers. Supported by online resources offering a growing repository of reference materials, including sample materials and instructional videos with a focus on technology literacy, this is essential reading for undergraduates on music transcription, arranging, and orchestration courses for a variety of musical contexts and genres, as well as for musicians perfecting their music notation skills.
Table of Contents Preface About the Author Acknowledgments Glossary PART I: PREPARATION Chapter 1: Field Introduction Introductory Definition Methodological Inquiry Music Industry Applications Chapter 2: Analytical Listening Listening Approaches Listening Dimensions Auditory Analysis Chapter 3: Transcription Setup Playback Listening & Referencing Music Notation PART II: PROCESS Chapter 4: Outline Setting the Scope Sheet Music Formats Global Music Information Layers Chapter 5: Foundational Layers Individual Layers Music Note Series Transcription Roadmap Chapter 6: Dependent Layers Note & Pattern Perspective Phrase & Section Perspective Transcription Roadmap Chapter 7: Process Variants Procedures in Context Transcribing Multi-File Sources Compact Target Formats PART III: INTERPRETATION Chapter 8: Music Notation A Prescriptive Approach Level of Notation Detail Decision-Frame Chapter 9: Macrostructure Form Time Signatures Tempo Chapter 10: Microstructure Pattern Repetition Harmonic Qualities Nuance in Phrasing Chapter 11: Orchestration Individual Sound Sources Stacked Composite Sounds Dynamics & Timbre PART IV: RESOURCES Chapter 12: Opportunities Common Career Profiles Music Transcription Services Self-Marketing Chapter 13: Project Management General Guidelines Planning Executing Chapter 14: Workflow Concepts Procedural Preparation Systematic Approach Digital Literacy Index
  • Theory of music & musicology
  • Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups
  • Orchestras
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
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