![]() How much higher? Look at the FROM and TO again. When we say trumpet in D, we are talking about a small trumpet that plays higher than the Bb trumpet. Any instrument can read music written in any key signature. But this is not to be confused with the key of the music. We label the differences between those instruments with note names. With the smaller instruments, the notes come out higher. ![]() The key of the trumpet is determined by the length of the tubing. Maybe you’re wondering what the difference is between the key of the trumpet and the key of the The key of Eb is three flats and your are going toĬhange that key, in your mind, to the key of one sharp. Using the same example as above, but playing a piece of music with a key signature of Eb, you would transpose the key signature up a major third to G. Transpose that name by the same interval determined by the FROM and TO question. Say that name of the key in your mind and The next step, after you figure out the interval, is to transpose the key signature. ![]() FROM Bb TO D is UP a major third, not down. This is very important because getting it backwards will cause you to transpose in the wrong direction. You begin with the horn in your hands and go TO the instrument on the page. The main thing here is to get the “from” part right. For example, if I’m playing B flat trumpet and reading D trumpet parts, I ask myself Gives us an interval and a direction for transposition. You consider the relationship “from” the instrument you’re playing “to” the instrument the music was written for. Or more accurately, it is a “from” and “to” question. The first step is to recognize transposition as a “to” and “from” question. I have a formula that I use to figure out which transposition to use with which horn I’m playing on which part. The following article is one of my oldest trumpet pieces, but also one of my most popular.
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