Since I have decided to begin sharing transcriptions here, there are a few things I feel are important to mention up front.
DISCLAIMER / WARNING / CAUTION!!!!
1) You may notice that a lot of crucial musical information (dynamics, articulations, indications of rhythmic liberties, etc.) is missing from my transcriptions. I generally never write this stuff down when I am in the process of transcribing, and rarely ever add it while making a legible copy. There are a couple reasons for this: After transcribing something, I’ve heard it about a billion times and will have all of that information in my ears. Therefore it will naturally come out as I work on the transcription. I do the same when I learn a transcription that was done by someone else. Transcriptions (in my opinion) should not be read. They can be written out as a record (I certainly write them down), but should be learned and played from memory. Nothing is really learned by just reading through them (in my opinion).
2) Accuracy: of course I cannot guarantee accuracy of information, but I will probably be pretty damn confident in something before it goes up here. If you see typos/mistakes, feel free to let me know, especially with voicings and other hard-to-hear things.
3) When it comes to the analysis of solos, I am analyzing them in the style that I would for one of my professors (at least as a point of departure/reference). This means that certain things are emphasized over others, I relate and convey certain ideas in a certain way, etc. I understand there are many different ways of looking at something to get (basically) the same end result. If you think I’m missing something, or saying something incorrectly, I would love to hear your comments/criticism/suggestions. Don’t like what I write? Don’t read it! Transcribe/analyze it yourself. You’ll get a lot more out of it that way anyways. On a side note, Mark Flugge is a genius.
