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transcribing
How I memorized 20+ Snarky Puppy songs in one week
Recently I did a short tour with Snarky Puppy, and needed to memorize their touring repertoire…fast. I’ve recorded with them before but live shows present a different challenge. Because the sets change nightly, I needed to memorize a lot more of their repertoire than I currently knew. And because of everything going on in my world at […]
How I memorize music in a hurry
UPDATE: we won a Grammy Award for this album! I’m writing this from a beautiful recording studio outside El Paso, Texas where I’m spending a week recording Snarky Puppy’s next album. We’re aiming to record roughly 20 new songs this week. SIDENOTE: Recently I mentioned my “painter’s tape” preparation method for memorizing 24 Snarky Puppy songs […]
Bob Reynolds’ transcription process
This is a preview from a series of podcasts I recorded with my buddy (and old Berklee College of Music roommate) Scott. Marcelo is curious to learn about Bob’s transcription process. Bob and Scott first take a musical detour through the past. After they revisit a tune from their college roommate years, Bob talks about […]
Transcribing a Bebop Lick Over Gb7sus4
The lick comes from a Ralph Bowen record called Movin’ On. If you’re interested in learning the step-by-step process of transcribing, you mind find my upcoming course helpful. Registration opens this weekend and you can get on the list right here. In a nutshell, the course will cover how to improve your ears, sharpen your […]
“I Can Always Tell Who’s Transcribing and Who’s Not.” – Avishai Cohen on Learning the Language of Jazz
If you’re unfamiliar with the work of Avishai Cohen, the brilliant trumpeter, please, do some homework. He’s incredible. I had the good fortune to attend Berklee during the same years Avishai was there (along with his sister Anat Cohen; a very talented saxophonist and clarinetist) and hearing him play always motivated me to improve (or […]