transcribing - the real way to learn?

Bones

Yeah I've always thought of transcribing as the act of figuring out the notes on the instrument. Whether you write it down or not is another matter. To me what matters is figuring out how it is played.

ChrisMartin

Yeah, I get what the idea is for learning by ear, and a useful tool for all of us, but I was just pointing out the literal meaning of 'transcribing' even though it seems to have taken on a different meaning. Each to his own.

Jazzaferri

I think it important that we all use the same terminology when discussing this. Ear learning is vita.........l transcribing as defined in normal usage is much less so.

jeffmatz

I mean, it's pretty obvious really...if you want to play any kind of jazz, you have to be able to hear it in your head, and then play what you hear...what easier way to get to that point than to do a ton of close listening and in the process, build up an arsenal of sounds you like?