Re: Derek Baily Improvisation TV

[Sean Echevarria <sean.loop@creepingfog.com>]

strawberry ice cream sucks.


At 2008.04.14 05:41 PM, 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