Re: [Harp-L] Solo transcriptions (was Re: Youtube of LD Miller with John Popper)

[Philharpn@xxxxxxx]

I was going to suggest tha one of the best ways to really learn a tune is 
listen to it and follow along in the book that Winslow wrote. You might even want 
to get one of the slow-down programs or slow-down CD players -- at least two 
brands are now available in two price ranges.

It's a lot easier to   look at where the music is going on paper as you 
listen than simply listen to the tune a few hundred times trying to figure out what 
the first note is.

Too bad it is out of print. It was a noble effort. 

When I was in grad school (MA, 1980) the professors would make a deal with 
the authors of out-of-print material for a licensing fee and print up a 
collection of articles (course pack)   that cost about $30 or so available from 
Kinkos. 

Who owns the rights to out-of-print material, does it revert to the author? 
Or does the publisher own it for ever? 

This course pack concept might be the solution for some of these out of print 
items.








In a message dated 12/12/06 12:45:02 PM, winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx writes:


> I have to chime in here with Richard.
> 
> An uncool thing might be to go out in public and play nothing but
> note-for-note copies.
> 
> Even then, if you were in a band that played, say, nothing but J. Geils
> covers, and Whammer Jammer came up, the expected thing would be to play
> it note for note - it would be uncool not to.
> 
> In jazz, solo transcriptions are huge, both as a learning activity and
> as a publishing phenomenon. Still, I've heard prominent jazz musicians
> privately roll their eyes (that bit wasn't audible) and say, "I've
> never transcribed a solo in my life," while others will freely admit
> that they stole from the best any way that they could - and the
> stealers were often highly original players.
> 
> Me, I was paid to transcribe Popper note for note for a book that came
> out eleven years ago. I earned every cent at least once; there were
> many, many notes, and they're not that easy to pick out even when
> slowed down - the more you slow it down, the more you hear.
> 
> The book, by the way, was the companion songbook to the Blues Traveler
> CD FOUR, published by Warner Bros. Music.  The stock number was PG9506.
> It's now out of print but you can still find it on the net, both used
> and new (I CAN NOT PROVIDE IT).
> 
> Winslow
> 
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