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Transpositio N: Because Music Isn't Fun When Its Not Arbitrarily Difficult
Transpositio N: Because Music Isn't Fun When Its Not Arbitrarily Difficult
Transpositio N: Because Music Isn't Fun When Its Not Arbitrarily Difficult
N
Because music isn't fun when its not arbitrarily
difficult
WHY DO WE
TRANSPOSE?
➤ INSTRUMENTS ARE
BUILT IN DIFFERENT
KEYS
➤ CONDUCTORS SCORE
VS MASTER SCORE
➤ DIFFERENT CLEFS
➤ CLOSED TO OPEN
SCORES
TRANSPOSING
INSTRUMENTS:
➤ Trumpet
Key = Bb
Interval = M2
➤ Tenor Saxophone
Key = Bb
Octave
Interval = M9
TRANSPOSING
INSTRUMENTS:
➤ Alto Saxophone
Key = Eb
Interval = M6
➤ Baritone Saxophone
Key = Eb
Octave
Interval = M13
TRANSPOSING
➤ Acoustic
INSTRUMENTS:
Guitar
Key = C
Interval = P8
➤ Bass Guitar
Key = C
Octave
Interval = P8
TRANSPOSING
➤ French
INSTRUMENTS:
Horn
Key = F
Interval = P5
TRANSPOSING
CLEFS:
➤ Treble Clef
Middle C one
ledger line
below the stave
➤ Bass Clef
Middle C one
ledger line
above the stave
TRANSPOSING
CLEFS:
➤ Tenor Clef
Middle C on the
D line
➤ Alto Clef
Middle C on the
B line