5. Foundational Layers

A Music Transcription Method: Notating Recorded Music by Ear
Chapter 5: Foundational Layers (pp. 50–60)
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003511946-7

Erin J. Reifler – Music Assistant, NYC
West Side Story, The Great Gatsby, Shucked
IBDB: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/erin-reifler-534565
Maestra: https://maestramusic.org/profile/erin-reifler/

Erin is a music assistant who recently debuted on Broadway. A substantial part of Erin's responsibilities involves transcribing and editing sheet music for music writers and music departments. The interview excerpt (pp. 54–55) illuminates the broader role of music transcription for those theater musicians working on new shows in development.

Annotated Links

Melodic Dictation – A browser-based open-access software application to train melodic dictation skills. https://www.teoria.com/en/exercises/md.php

The Basics of Sight-Singing and Dictation – Appendix to the open-access book Open Music Theory, with practical guidance on music dictation. https://viva.pressbooks.pub/openmusictheory/chapter/the-basics-of-sight-singing-and-dictation/

musictheory.net – This browser-based open-access platform offers music theory lessons, exercises, and tools that are closely related to music transcription. https://www.musictheory.net/

Featured Music Examples

Häberlin, A. (2024). Reverie in G major [Manuscript].

Turner, E. A. (2019). You've got it all [Song]. In Ciao bambino the musical [Manuscript].