![]() ![]() New key?: Adding a descending perfect fifth to G Major produce C Major What interval?: Here it is a descending perfect fifth. From where to where?: In this example we want to move from G to C (lower). Imagine you have this melody ( Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) by Mozart):īut you want (or you need) to play this melody lower and beginning with a C: You just have to transpose the melody a perfect fifth lower. Whole steps and half steps (Tones and semitones ) Going from piano to tenor sax, you need to move the music up two semi-tones (Bb on piano = C on tenor = 2 semi-tones).Transposition is the process of changing the pitch of the music notes (up or down) by a constant interval without modifying the melodic intervals.įor example, if you have the melody of Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) by Mozart beginning with a G and you want to play it beginning with a C, so you must transpose the melody. b ve the music down 3 semi-tones (remember Eb on piano = C on Alto sax = 3 semi-tones down). It’s a good idea to start by understanding how to transpose to/from the piano key, or what we call “concert pitch”. Make sense? Once you have that clear, then it’s just a case of working out how many semitones you need to move the music in order to get it in your key. So really the “key” of the sax is related to what note on piano sounds the same as a C on your sax. It’s easy to get confused pretty quickly when you start thinking about it, but an easy way to remember this is that an Eb on piano sounds the same as a C on Alto saxophone, whereas a Bb on piano sounds the same as C on tenor sax. Here are some tips though that may help.įirstly, it’s important to be aware of what “key” your instrument is in.Īlto sax is in the “key” of Eb, whereas Tenor Saxophone is in the “key” of Bb. This is a great question but unfortunately there isn’t a really easy shortcut to transposing between instruments. anyway.Ĭan you suggest how to transpose from the trumpet score to the correct key for the alto sax? My musical ability is not up to transposing the score and I am still a bit confused about keys etc. She gets sheet music from her teacher but it is of course in the wrong key for me to play along with alto saxophone. We like to play together – it helps to encourage her to practice. ![]() My daughter (11yrs) is learning the trumpet (currently on Grade 3). This time I answer a reader’s question about sax transposition and share a few saxophone tips that will make the process easier to understand. Transposing from saxophone to piano can be confusing. ![]()
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