Re: Derek Baily Improvisation TV

[Brian Good <bsgood@adelphia.net>]

Krispen Hartung wrote:
> You disagree with my own experience of transcription? How the heck is 
> that possible? That's like me saying I like strawberry icecream better 
> than vanilla, and you disagreeing.  :)  My own experience and my 
> learning style contradicts everything you say below. That's just one 
> person's learning style vs. millions of others.
> 
> Kris
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> 
>>>> I also like Bailey's interpretation of the value of transcribing in 
>>>> jazz or in learning to improvise. I've never found that as a useful 
>>>> tool, in terms of making me a better player or increasing my 
>>>> improvisation skills...maybe making it easier for me to copy other 
>>>> players' licks and clichés, but nothing from a creative standpoint.
>>
>> I have to disagree with this. I suppose if you go into transcription 
>> with the goal of hijacking somebody else's style, that's all you'll 
>> get out of it. But transcription is an excellent form of ear training, 
>> and I would argue that good ears are, if anything, even more important 
>> in authentic free playing than in the mainstream. And nothing says you 
>> have to restrict your transcription to solo instruments. Try to pry 
>> apart some of Maria Schneider's dense large-ensemble jazz voicings; 
>> even though I can do it imperfectly, I think it can greatly improve 
>> one's clarity of expression.
>>
>> Brian

Apologies, then. It seemed as if you were making a general statement, 
when clearly that wasn't your intent.

Brian