[TPIN] Transposing help wanted

[Keith Reynolds]

> 
> Just wondering if there is a handy dandy chart or spreadsheet or whatever 
> that would help me transpose a few chamber music pieces, which are in A,C & 
> D.
> 

You have received a good deal of information on transposing and it all 
looks good to me.  I would suggest you write it out (there are free 
notation programs - not the full version, of course - that may help) if 
the job is soon as it will take a little while to become comfortable 
with transposing on the fly.

If you are going to continue to need these skills I strongly suggest the 
following:

1.  Learn the bass clef - it makes much of the transposing easier and 
some of it leaves the realm of transposing and just becomes reading 
music.  I play C trumpet with (Eb) alto sax all the time in school and 
simply reading bass clef takes care of the transposition.  On picc. in A 
I read concert music in bass clef and it does the same (you have to 
change the key signature, of course).

2.  Consider purchasing a C trumpet when finances allow (I suggest you 
skip meals, take the bus and do it now).  Many transpositions seem 
easier on the C.

I have a big pile of horns and I don't see why I should be alone in this 
addiction - get the bug and start a collection - it looks good next to 
the mouthpiece collection.

Keith Reynolds