How To Get The MOST Out Of Transcribing! [Twitch Q&A]

Here's a clip from my weekly Sunday Q&A segment on Twitch! Transcribing is often the most mystifying and ambiguous task we are always told to do when learning jazz - but why is it important, and at what point can we start benefiting from our transcriptions? One user asks this question, and I break down, at least an introduction to, some of the ways you can get the most out of transcribing beyond just the notes!

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[AndrewJanusson]

Lmao "A Multivitamin for learning your instrument" is a great analogy. Good stuff!

[xxczerxx]

Anyone who has tried this honestly knows how hard it is, you have to contort EVERY part of your playing to actually "emulate" the sounds of the great players on recordings. Great little talk 👏

[OGStazzy]

This is exactly what I needed to hear. As a beginner aspiring student of jazz and bepop I’ve been studying blues for Alice. Charlie is good. His fluency and accuracy and decision making is a lesson in itself. I did intend learning his solo fully but as a guitarist some things are hard to imitate but as a beginner my concern was on the melody and trying to understand some aspect of the chords changing, which to me is harder than transcribing a solo but getting the chords down. I did cheat my way through some parts of the solo because that shit is hard but thanks for the extra insight! 7:21 very true it’s beautiful to hear but to play I noticed was a whoooole different story. Bird lives.You’re absolutely right….

[DavidBrown-rnsr]

Every now and then you hear advice and everything in you screams YES! This makes so much sense and fits perfectly with other learning/discoveries. Thank you much for airing this man.

[abase]

This channel is pure gold. Thank you!!

[benjaminwhitacre]

This is crazy. We were JUST talking about this in my jazz combo last week. truer words have never been spoken

[laxerrrr]

Thanks Pat, love the quality education you're putting out there. I appreciate it!

[scolhs]

Thank you Patrick for dropping the wisdom, had me nodding with you all the way through! 🙏

[jamesasenji]

Thank you so much for this ! Definitely getting on board to learn the right way from now on.

[simonvasquez]

Okay, this is GOLD. Much appreciated. Much Love.

[NicWeaverMusic]

You are a wonderful teacher, Patrick! Keep up all the amazing educational content.

[saxysen]

This shit is crazy. Thanks for being so free with the knowledge. Much love man! Much love!

[garreyy]

I love the content and lessons you are putting out

[rk]

My god I love listening to you break this stuff down. You cut right to the core of the topic.

[alisonCNboy]

Words!
I was feeling kinda bad about not learning many solos, but I found out that actually learned few solos pretty well detailed . Thank you Patrick!

[its_thabani]

You’re really rolling out the content 👌🏾. Thank you

[BillPhillips]

Just found your channel. Now, I’m devouring your videos! Fantastic content!!!

[joshjablonski]

This is true. I have only been playing for about 2 years now and the one solo I can play, is Erin Watts’s solo in Glenn Frey’s The one you love. I have been trying to master the dynamics and articulation. Knowing the notes is only about a 3rd of the knowing someone’s solo.

[geoffwalker]

Thank you so much for this, I have been doing it wrong as you describe and that's what is lacking in my playing in addition to a lot else!

[gundam]

Highly insightful for any body, not just a music lesson but a life lesson too!