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Our company is constantly seeking dedicated sheet music creation staff
who can work as professionals in music transcription and arrangement.
We welcome both all-rounders who can handle a wide range of instruments
such as piano, guitar, bass, a cappella, wind instruments, drums, etc.,
and specialists who are focused on specific instruments like piano or guitar.
The minimum qualifications are:
- Possess a high level of absolute pitch, capable of accurate transcription by ear.
- Fully understand music theory (especially tonality, harmony, counterpoint) and notation.
- Have one or more preferred instruments and sufficient performance experience in live concerts.
In addition to these qualifications, a sense of rhythm, interpretative
ability of music, and general knowledge of music are also required.
We welcome those who can estimate the key of a song by hearing a few seconds
of the performance, accurately identify the constituent sounds of complex
chords, correctly identify the instruments and timbres used in pieces of
music composed of multiple instruments, and are skilled at creating pleasing
arrangements faithful to the original feelings of the sound source.
The sheet music creation software we use is "Finale". You will
need Finale (any version) for the selection process.
Once you start this job, you'll probably find it more challenging than
you might think. In addition to the qualities mentioned above, you also
need the patience and focus to listen to the same part of the same piece
of music over and over, the speed to finish many pieces in a short amount
of time, a sense of responsibility to meet deadlines, stability in the
quality of each work, a big picture view to construct consistent and coherent
notation according to the characteristics and structure of the piece, and
adaptability to understand and respond appropriately to the client's requests.
Please note that we occasionally receive applications from professional
performers, but in the selection process, we primarily judge your suitability
as a "transcriber". The qualifications of a performer and a transcriber
are entirely different. Of course, transcription requires performance skills
and experience, but transcription is not as easy as something you can do
in your spare time from your main job as a player. We only recruit those who want to make "transcription" their main profession.
Our recruitment standards are extremely strict, with an acceptance rate
of about 2% over the past 23 years. Our business model is to create high-quality,
custom-made transcriptions that meet our customers' expectations with a
small, elite team, and we set very strict conditions for staff selection.
Therefore, please understand if you are not selected as a result of the
selection process.
Our company prides itself on having the highest level of transcription accuracy as our major selling point. We absolutely do not tolerate shortcuts, deception,
or careless mistakes. The amount of work will increase or decrease depending
on the quality and consistency of the scores you create. If the quality
of your deliverables continues to be poor, we will terminate the contract.
We appreciate your understanding of our company's policy, and we will continue
to hire and fully support those who always give their best.
Please also read our "Our Philosophy on Music Transcription" page if you'd like.
[Contract Process]
1.
First, we will send you the piece of music that we would like you to transcribe,
and we will inform you of the request details, payment, and initial draft
deadline via email.
2.
You will judge for yourself whether you can complete the production. (We
try to assign songs according to the strengths of our staff, but please
be honest if the request exceeds your capabilities and seems impossible
to complete.)
3.
By the specified initial draft deadline, please send us your initial draft
file. After reviewing the initial draft at our headquarters, if there are
no significant issues with the score you send, we will make necessary minor
corrections and layout adjustments and deliver it to the customer. If there
are significant issues, we will instruct you on what needs to be corrected,
and you will need to send us the second draft by the specified deadline.
If there are still significant issues, you will continue to work on it
until those issues are resolved.
4.
We will inform you of your payment. The amount you receive will be 50-90%
of the production fee that we receive from the customer, depending on the
quality of the score. If we receive high praise from the customer after
delivery, we will increase the payment. If your work is consistently good,
we will periodically increase the standard payment. We will also inform
you of the areas that we corrected at headquarters, so please verify the
correction content and apply it to future productions.
5.
The payment will be transferred to your designated PayPal account at the
end of every month.
[Application Process and Selection Flow]
Please send an email to "office@windssheetmusic.com" indicating
your intention to apply for the selection process, including your full
name, address, phone number, and PayPal account information (for refunding
selection fees). We only accept email addresses that are either from a
home internet service provider or a personally owned domain. Applications
from Gmail, iCloud, other free email services, mobile email, or organization/association
domain emails are not accepted. If you meet the application conditions,
we will send you the audition pieces. We kindly ask you to refrain from
making phone inquiries as it may disrupt our operations.
Furthermore, we accept reapplications from those who have previously applied
and were not selected. However, we kindly ask that you wait for a period
of at least three months before reapplying.
Please note that we cannot accommodate changes to your email address during
the selection process. Personal information provided in resumes or other
documents will not be used for any purposes other than for this selection
process.
<First Round Selection>
From the first round selection task pieces, please choose 2 courses from
[A] to [D] and create a score for one piece from each course, totaling
2 scores. It's not necessary to include dynamics, slurs, pedal marks, tempo
indications, or rehearsal marks.
- Submission method: Email attachment of Finale file
- Submission deadline: 2 weeks after receiving the audio source
- Selection fee: JPY 1,100 (tax included)
(Note: The selection fee will be fully refunded if you advance to the
second round selection.)
If you do not have Finale, you may submit your file in 'Finale Family'
(PrintMusic, SongWriter, Finale NotePad). Scores made with software other
than Finale Family or handwritten scores are not acceptable.
Please note that the selection fee should be paid to our account when you
submit the score for the first round selection task. The results will be
notified within about a week.
If you are not selected, you can register as a junior trainee in our score
creation department if you wish. The membership fee is JPY 11,000 (tax
included) per month. We provide email advice on corrections for assigned
pieces (twice a month) and technical advice on transcription, arrangement,
notation, production equipment, etc. If improvement is recognized through
training, you will be considered as having passed the first selection and
will be invited to the second selection. The training period is a maximum
of 3 months. Withdrawal during the period is at your discretion. You can
rejoin within 3 months after withdrawal. If more than 3 months have passed
since withdrawal, rejoining is not possible. You can apply for the first
selection again at any time after withdrawal. Please note that if the content
of the first selection significantly falls below our selection pass criteria,
we may decline your registration for this training course.
<Second Round Selection>
For the second round selection task pieces, please choose 2 courses from
[A] to [D] and create a score for one piece from each course, totaling
2 scores. Alternatively, you can choose one piece from all courses and
create an advanced arrangement score for any instrument ensemble. It's
not necessary to include dynamics, slurs, pedal marks, or rehearsal marks.
The parts to be transcribed and arranged will be guided at the time of
selection.
- Submission method: Email attachment of Finale file
- Submission deadline: 2 weeks after receiving the audio source
- Selection fee: Free (However, for reapplications, JPY 1,100 (tax included))
If you do not have Finale, you may submit your file in 'Finale Family'.
When submitting your score, please also submit your resume. The format
of the resume is not specified. Please include information about your instrument
experience, performance history, owned instruments, PC OS in use, owned
score creation software name, and experience in score creation (transcription/arrangement/composition,
etc.). The results will be notified within about 1-2 weeks.
If you are not selected, you can register as an intermediate trainee in
our score creation department if you wish. The membership fee is JPY 7,700
(tax included) per month. We provide email advice on corrections for assigned
pieces (once a month) and technical advice on transcription, arrangement,
notation, production equipment, etc. If improvement is recognized through
training, you will be considered as having passed the second selection
and will be invited to the third selection. The training period is a maximum
of 4 months. If there is no significant progress during the training, we
may recommend withdrawal. Withdrawal during the period is at your discretion.
You can rejoin within 3 months after withdrawal. If more than 3 months
have passed since withdrawal, rejoining is not possible. You can apply
for the second selection again at any time after withdrawal.
<Third Round Selection>
The task pieces, task contents, and submission deadline for the third round
selection will be guided at the time of selection. The number of task pieces
will be approximately 3 to 5.
- Submission method: Email attachment of Finale file
- Submission deadline: 2 weeks after receiving the audio source
- Selection fee: Free (However, for reapplications, JPY 1,100 (tax included))
If you do not have Finale, you may submit your file in 'Finale Family'.
The results will be notified within about 2 weeks.
If you are not selected, you can register as an advanced trainee in our
score creation department if you wish. The membership fee is JPY 11,000
(tax included) per month. We provide email advice on corrections for assigned
pieces (once a month) and technical advice on transcription, arrangement,
notation, production equipment, etc. If improvement is recognized through
training, you will be considered as having passed the third selection and
will be formally hired as a dedicated score creation staff in our company.
The training period is a maximum of 2 months. Withdrawal during the training
is not allowed. Rejoining after withdrawal is not possible. You can apply
for the third selection again at any time after withdrawal.
| First Round Selection Task Pieces |
| Title of music |
Task |
| A |
Twilight In Upper West |
Transcription: Piano
(Target Section=00:00~01:19) |
| A Town With An Ocean View |
Transcription: Piano
(Target Section=00:12～01:16) |
| Astro Boy |
Transcription: Piano
(Target Section=00:00～01:23) |
| B |
THUNDER STORM |
Transcription: Piano, Bass, Drums
(Target Section=00:00～00:30) |
| MEZAME |
Transcription: Violin, Bandoneon, Piano, Double Bass
(Target Section=00:00～00:30) |
| Armenian Dances Part 1 |
Transcription: Melody line (with chord name)
(Target Section=01:12～02:28) |
| C |
King of Turf |
Transcription: Flute, Bassoon, Piano
(Target Section=00:00～00:58) |
| A NIGHT IN TUNISIA |
Transcription: Brass Quintet
(Target Section=00:00～00:35) |
| D |
Nostalgias de la puna |
Transcription: Guitar
(Target Section=00:00～01:10) |
| Gekitei -finale- |
Transcription: Guitar (Solo part only)
(Target Section=02:18～02:42) |
| Second Round Selection Task Pieces |
| Title of music |
Task |
| A |
The Girl From Ipanema |
Transcription: All parts (with chord name) |
| I Believe I Can Fly |
Transcription: All parts (with chord name) |
| 初恋 |
Transcription: All parts (with chord name) |
| Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra |
Transcription: All parts (with chord name) |
| B |
Adiemus |
Transcription: All parts (with chord name) |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water |
Transcription: All parts (with chord name) |
| My Favorite Things |
Transcription: All parts (with chord name) |
| C |
The Lord Bereks Last Charge |
Transcription: Guitar (with tablature) |
| Classical Gas |
Transcription: Guitar (with tablature) |
| 男の子 |
Transcription: Guitar, Bass (with tablature) |
| Country |
Transcription: Bass (with tablature) |
| BAD MOON |
Transcription: Bass (with tablature) |
| D |
スプートニク |
Transcription: Piano |
| Tarantella In 3rd Class |
Transcription: Piano (Trio) |
| Club IKSPIARI |
Transcription: Piano (Duet) |
| I Will Wait For You |
Transcription: Bass |
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The free version of MakeMusic's top-notch music notation software, "Finale".
We provide the Finale files for free to our customers who request music
notation services. This software allows you to view, edit, and print music
scores on your computer. MIDI playback of the score is also possible. |
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