6. Dependent Layers

A Music Transcription Method: Notating Recorded Music by Ear
Chapter 6: Dependent Layers (pp. 61–71)
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003511946-8

Gregory Jamrok – Partner at Fine Line Music Service, Los Angeles, CA
Oppenheimer, The Last Repair Shop, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Star Trek: Discovery
IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0417252/
Company Website: https://www.finelinemusicservice.com/

Greg is an orchestrator, music copyist, and entrepreneur in the film scoring industry. Greg's co. owned company Fine Line Music Service helps composers translate their musical visions from demo to the scoring stage. The interview excerpt (pp. 65–66) explores composers' individual preferences for the transcription of notation detail.

Annotated Links

Articulation – This brief educational article by Carnegie Hall offers an exploratory introduction to articulations in music. https://www.carnegiehall.org/Explore/Learn/Music-Educators/Listen-and-Learn/Articulation

Chord Symbols – A chapter section in the open-access book Open Music Theory, discussing the notation of harmonic qualities through chord symbols. https://viva.pressbooks.pub/openmusictheory/chapter/chord-symbols/

Musical Dynamics – A brief chapter section in the open-access book Foundations of Aural Skills, presenting several concepts and activities about dynamics in music. https://uen.pressbooks.pub/auralskills/chapter/dynamics/

Common Music Notation Ornaments – A brief excerpt from the Music Encoding Initiative (MEI) guidelines, discussing common ornaments in computer music notation. https://music-encoding.org/guidelines/v5/content/cmn.html#cmnOrnaments

Featured Music Example

Häberlin, A. (2016). The dragon apprentice [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgq2juo76Pw