Why You Should Transcribe Melodies Instead of Solos
1. Focus on transcribing melodies instead of solos for better ear training. 2. Analyze how notes relate to chords in melodies. 3. Practice ear training with simpler material written for the voice. 4. Analyze simple material to understand the composition. 5. Transcribing melodies can improve your understanding of music theory. 6. Transcribing melodies can inspire you to write your own melodies and play more melodically. 7. Transcribing melodies can help you extract vocabulary for your own solos.