Music Theory Help

by **a-person1192** on Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:37 am

Writing a piece of music. I only play trombone so i can write parts for C instruments (including flute euphonium and tuba), the problem is I DON"T KNOW A THING ABOUT TRANSPOSING FROM trombone (bass clef) into Treble clef (B Flat, E flat and other keys) I could use some help. if anyone knows about music?

by **Iliad** on Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:51 am

Wait. Do you have to write your thing in trombone or a c instrument?

EDIT: oh and I suggest download the demo of Sibelius. You can create music and then print it

by **muy_thaiguy** on Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:54 am

Maybe this chart will help.

Also, the C note (for example) is two places lower on the Bass Clef then on the Treble. The same goes for all of the other notes as well.

by **Iliad** on Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:01 am

An easy way to transpose is to look at the treble clef and between the two dots is the f.

And for the treble clef the middle line is a b

by **a-person1192** on Fri Dec 21, 2007 1:13 am

Iliad wrote:Wait. Do you have to write your thing in trombone or a c instrument?

EDIT: oh and I suggest download the demo of Sibelius. You can create music and then print it

Iliad wrote:An easy way to transpose is to look at the treble clef and between the two dots is the f.

And for the treble clef the middle line is a b

Preferably from trombone to that certain instrument. and i am using solero. I don't know how to exactly transpose the key. say i am using trombone for some odd reason.... and i want to go to alto sax. the alto sax is in another key that would change the key signature from maybe e flat to something else.

Muy thai thanks for the pic

by **radiojake** on Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:14 am

Alto sax is in Eb

If you are transposing from a C instrument you have to move it up all by three semi-tones

just an example, if you were playing these notes on the trombone

C E G A

the alto would play -

Eb G Bb C

Remember that alto uses treble clef, which i'm sure you know, and muy_thaiguys nice little picture there should help you with that

EDIT: Also, If you're transposing this for your own purpose, this wouldn't matter so much. But if it's for school and you have a music teacher grading or something, remember to take into account of the new signature. I.e

If the first key was C, the new one Eb - Remember that Eb key signature has 3 flat notes, Eb Bb Ab.

remember to call it Ab, and not G# - same note, obviously, but if you have an anal music teacher (like i did) s/he'll take marks off if you don't use the note in the key signature