My band teacher is really coming down hard on us and I still need help at the beginner level. And this is one of the biggest problems right now(I'll give her a problem one of these days). I do not know how to transpose the concert notes into clarinet notes. I should have learned in beginner class last year but it just did't stick. So I need some notes right now and how to transpose. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-12-12 09:47:28 · 3 answers · asked by Kayla [(Adam)] 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
And could you please put it in simple terms. I'm not a big word person. Thanks!
2006-12-12 09:55:33 · update #1
OK: If a passage is written in concert pitch and you want to transpose it for B flat clarinet, you need to transpose up a whole tone.
If the passage is written for B flat clarinet and it needs to be transposed to concert pitch, move it down a a whole tone.
If the clarinet is in A, then transpose 3 semitones up or down, with the same rules as stated above. Good luck!
2006-12-12 09:52:16 · answer #1 · answered by pianoman.jeremy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, clarinet player at your service! Now, I'm not 100% sure how to do this, but it's something like this:
When your band teacher tells you a note, the note on the clarinet is three half steps up. So, for example, when my band teacher tells me to play my concert B flat scale, I know that I start on C, because C is three half steps up from B flat...hopefully that helps!
2006-12-12 17:56:33 · answer #2 · answered by këlly 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
find someone in band to help you.
2006-12-12 17:50:55 · answer #3 · answered by onecutebyrd 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋