Transcription

What is music transcription?

Often, there’s music that hasn’t been written down anywhere, and there are no sheet music available. This could be because it’s an improvisation, or a composition the performer recorded from memory, or for any other reason.

A transcriber will take care of writing down the sheet music so you can play it; in this case, that would be me.

And why me?

Well, that depends on you.

There are many people transcribing music out there, but in my experience, there are many mediocre services, lacking attention to detail, and incapable of transcribing the music correctly into sheet music.

I’ve been transcribing music for about 10 years. I started for fun, and I’ve ended up working professionally in it. For the past 5 years, I’ve been doing it daily for more than 4 hours. I know it might sound exaggerated because those are big numbers, but right now, I have over 3,000 transcribed pieces in my folders.

Jazz, Blues, Soundtracks, Boogie-Woogie, Stride, Pop, Rock, Latin, New-Age… I doubt there’s any music genre I haven’t transcribed at least a dozen times.

My specialty is piano, but I can transcribe vocal music or solo instruments like violin, clarinet, saxophone, etc.

I’ve spent years transcribing piano music by Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Jacob Collier, Thelonious Monk, Brad Mehldau…

And believe me, they are piano beasts.

I’ve worked directly with artists such as Steve Nieve, Imelda Kehoe, Mark Sparling, Davi Vasc, Danny Vye, Haley LeRand… among many others.

If what you’re looking for is precision and accuracy, if you want a sheet music that reflects exactly what sounds in the music and is written professionally, this service is for you.

On the other hand, if you only care about the price and the result doesn’t matter as much to you, I recommend looking for someone else, because my prices are high.

But the result is worth it.

Whether you’re a composer and want your music properly written in sheet music, or you want to play a piece for which you can’t find sheet music, I can help you.

I will provide you with the sheet music in PDF and other formats you may need, such as XML, SIB, MIDI, and others.

The price will essentially depend on 4 factors:

  • Complexity of the piece.
  • Duration of the piece.
  • Quality of the audio to transcribe.
  • How urgent it is for you to receive the finished work.

In broad terms, these are the approximate prices per minute of music to transcribe:

Basic LevelIntermediate LevelAdvanced Level
15€ / minute30 € / minute45 € / minute

Prices may vary depending on the factors mentioned earlier: complexity, audio quality, urgency, etc.

If you’re interested in having your sheet music written with the highest quality possible, without missing notes, incorrect harmonies, or silly mistakes:

Here you have an example page:

But what’s a better way to know if this is right for you than reading some reviews from satisfied clients?