Inside the Course

Over 2.5 Hours of Lessons

  • Mountains of Vocabulary

    Whether you make it through one chorus, or the entire solo, there are incredible amounts of vocabulary up for grabs in this transcription project. This course includes full sheet music and work sheets for the solo.

  • Sharpen Your Skills

    If you're new to transcription or developing this skill, this course is the perfect way to be introduced to my methods when using the most important learning tool I've ever had.

  • A Worthy Challenge

    This might not be the simplest of solos to work on, but the satisfaction of both completing the task and hearing the monstrous improvement in your own playing will be huge.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Transcribing MIchael Brecker: Chapter 1

    • A few notes about this course

    • Michael Brecker Transcription Workbook

    • Michale Brecker Delta City Blues Live

    • Planning a transcription

    • Breaking down the first chorus

    • Deconstructing some four-note cells

    • Ghost Notes - Getting into the details
  • 2

    Transcribing MIchael Brecker: Chapter 2

    • Third Chorus - Identifying motifs

    • How much do you need to practice the transcription?

    • Creating a practice routine from the transcription

    • We go deep into the 5th chorus
  • 3

    Transcribing MIchael Brecker: Chapter 3

    • Tenor Saxophone - The perfect instrument to transcribe for bass

    • Bonus Transcription - Pat Metheny

    • Breaking down Chords for Song For Bilbao

    • Two Bonus Transcriptions - Art Pepper and Pat Metheny

Pricing Options

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Transcribing Michael Brecker for Bass

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