Transcription project assignments

22 January 2013 in assignments

In the 199Shared folder, there are (or soon will be) four songs for the first Unit I transcription project—pop/rock bass lines. Song assignments are below by initials (first–last; for privacy on the course website). Transcribe the entire bass guitar part, and submit your transcription in music notation software. You must use one of your top-two choice programs for this project, and the other program for the second transcription project (a choral bass part). Both must be completed by 12:00am on Monday, February 4.

You are not to consult with any other student working on the same song. However, you are encouraged to show your transcription to a classmate working on a different song to receive feedback on what you have already transcribed, as well as to provide such feedback to your classmates. Do not provide answers for each other, only general feedback.

The following feedback is fine:

Looks good to me.
Pitch looks good, but I think the rhythm needs a little work.
Straight rhythms are good, but the syncopations are giving your trouble.
I think the bass is too high in mm. 5–10.
Try this different EQ setting.
I think you’ve transcribed the guitar, not the bass guitar.
etc.

The following feedback is not okay:

You have a G in m. 25, but it should be an A.
Let me show you what I think this measure should look like.
Let me play you on the piano what I think it should be.
Your half notes should be dotted-quarter notes followed by eighth rests.
This is awful. You should drop the class.
etc.

If you have any questions about appropriate feedback, ask me, or just don’t give it. As always, I am available during my office hours, as is our tutor in the Learning Cent[er], to provide help.

Song assignments

“Must be Dreaming” (Frou Frou)

LA
FG
KM
KW
AL
SKes
SS

“Without Me” (Kina Grannis)

“The Unforgettable Fire” (U2)

JC
KH
SKel
RT
HB
CM

“Mr. Brightside” (The Killers)