10. Microstructure

A Music Transcription Method: Notating Recorded Music by Ear
Chapter 10: Microstructure (pp. 111–120)
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003511946-13

Zane Mark – Dance Music Arranger, NYC
Boop! The Musical; A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Playbill: https://playbill.com/person/zane-mark-vault-0000003823
IBDB: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/zane-mark-12664

Zane is a pianist and arranger for dance music on Broadway. Zane's responsibilities include the transcription and adaptation of recorded music for passages with prominent choreography. The interview excerpt (p. 118) covers the significance of transcribed articulation detail when creating dance arrangements in musical theater.

Annotated Links

Big Band Arranging – This practitioner blog by Evan Rogers illuminates the craft of writing for big band line-ups. Covered topics include articulations, phrasing, and writing for rhythm section. https://www.evanrogersmusic.com/blog

Groove Scribe – An open-access browser-based groove application that demonstrates how different grooves sound and look like in music notation form. https://www.mikeslessons.com/groove

Repeats and Other Musical Road Map Signs – A chapter section in the open-access book Understanding Basic Music Theory, covering repeat bars and repetition at the form level. https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Music/Music_Theory/Understanding_Basic_Music_Theory_(Schmidt-Jones)/02%3A_Notation_-_Time/2.09%3A_Repeats_and_Other_Musical_Road_Map_Signs

Featured Music Examples

Stanton, J. M. (2019). Shoegazer [Instrumental], on Secret place. J Stant Music. https://open.spotify.com/track/0pBnjHRndKPSLBiQV0j36C