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Transcribing jazz solos means more than writing down the notes you hear. It’s about learning to think and feel like a soloist.
In this excerpt from his Intro to Transcription course, saxophonist Richard Philbin demonstrates the most approachable way to begin: simply jam along with the recording.
Using Gene Ammons’ legendary Boss Tenors solo, Philbin walks through finding the key, experimenting with scales, and listening for phrasing and inflection. Instead of focusing on note-for-note accuracy, he emphasizes getting inside the sound: the time feel, the tone, the conversation.
Try this first level of transcription for yourself and discover how learning by ear can transform your musicianship. Then, when you’re ready to go deeper, the full course is waiting for you inside tonebase...so you can explore more advanced methods for transcription, phrasing, and stylistic nuance.
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