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Offline pianistimo

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intro to transcribing music
on: November 11, 2005, 03:25:10 PM
just an interesting website to browse at your leisure:

www.seventhstring.com/resources/howtotranscribe.html

mine is the cassette method, but it took me awhile to get the 'starbucks' commercial down for some reason.  some of the intervals - even at my level.  it's a good exercise anyway.  and, you can start arranging it after transcription - which, imo, is more fun.