English (UK) 
Nederlands These pages contain transcriptions, in order of difficulty.
Every page contains four transcriptions.
Please note: it is not allowed to use these transcriptions in a performance. They are for study purposes only.
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step 1: SATB
You should start with SATB! Two female and two male voices are relatively easy to distinguish. Dutch group The Oom Maw Maw has got very distinct voices and are perfectly suited for our first attempt. Hopefully you will be able to find one of their CD's! (You can sample them here.)
step 2: TTTB
TTBB is next; we'll turn to groups Boyz II Men and Acappella for this. Actually, a male quartet is more difficult than a mixed quartet because of the difficulty to discern the individual voicings... To make it even a little harder, the last transcription of Acappella deals with a (simple) overdub!
Step 3: Overdubs and carefully 5-part
We're increasing the level of difficulty by tricky overdubs and a solo line... thus making a stunning 9-part sound! But you may rest ashure - Acappella's music is clear and structurally sound, so the voices shouldn't be too hard to follow. Intermezzo is easily followed in their song ‘Spoorse Regels' (Train Regulations), although writing it down poses some problems now and then. For variation, a female quartet has been added (For Real): a transcription of a cool arrangement by Mervyn Warren.
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step 4: From five to six - and jazz
From the (then) five-part Intermezzo we work ourselves, via the all-acclaimed The King's Singers to six-part scores. Take 6 is, according to many, the summit of six-part. We'll have a carefull peek into their engine room: we review a non official four-part song!
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