The tenor saxophone is in the key of Bb, while a standard piano is pitched in the key of C. To have a piano play in the same key as a tenor sax, you can do one of two things: 1. Have the piano part transpose (move) all it's notes down a full step. For example, instead of playing a D on the page, it plays a C. Instead of playing an Eb, it plays a Db. 2. Or, which may be easier, the tenor sax player can transpose (move) all it's notes up a full step. So instead of playing a F, the tenor will play a G.
I played the oboe in the high school band and the instrument is a concert pitched instrument, the same as the C flute. You do not need to transpose the music to play oboe and piano together. Simply read the melody line of the piano, for the oboe part.
Yes, the piano is a C instrument. The reason behind this is that when a personal plays a C on the piano a C is heard. As an example, the trumpet is a B-flat instrument - because when a trumpet plays a C it sounds as a B-flat so it's music is written in a different key in order to play with a C instrument, such as a piano, flute or violin. It gets a bit confusing, but that is the basic explanation behind the terminology.
You will play in the key that is a major second or one whole step above the key the piano is playing in. For example, if the piano is playing in C major, the tenor sax will play in D major, if the piano is playing in Bb minor, the tenor sax will be playing in C minor, etc.
You can't It depends on what you mean. The B-flat trumpet plays one full tone below concert pitch, so to make the tone match, you must play one step higher. In other words, a C on the piano is a D on the trumpet. Chords work the same way. A C chord on the piano is a D chord on the trumpet. However, the trumpet can play only one note at a time, so a single trumpet cannot play a chord, but can play single notes of the chord.
Transpose the music down a major second.
The tenor saxophone is in the key of Bb, while a standard piano is pitched in the key of C. To have a piano play in the same key as a tenor sax, you can do one of two things: 1. Have the piano part transpose (move) all it's notes down a full step. For example, instead of playing a D on the page, it plays a C. Instead of playing an Eb, it plays a Db. 2. Or, which may be easier, the tenor sax player can transpose (move) all it's notes up a full step. So instead of playing a F, the tenor will play a G.
I played the oboe in the high school band and the instrument is a concert pitched instrument, the same as the C flute. You do not need to transpose the music to play oboe and piano together. Simply read the melody line of the piano, for the oboe part.
Yes, the piano is a C instrument. The reason behind this is that when a personal plays a C on the piano a C is heard. As an example, the Trumpet is a B-flat instrument - because when a trumpet plays a C it sounds as a B-flat so it's music is written in a different key in order to play with a C instrument, such as a piano, Flute or violin. It gets a bit confusing, but that is the basic explanation behind the terminology.
Yes, the piano is a C instrument. The reason behind this is that when a personal plays a C on the piano a C is heard. As an example, the trumpet is a B-flat instrument - because when a trumpet plays a C it sounds as a B-flat so it's music is written in a different key in order to play with a C instrument, such as a piano, flute or violin. It gets a bit confusing, but that is the basic explanation behind the terminology.
You will play in the key that is a major second or one whole step above the key the piano is playing in. For example, if the piano is playing in C major, the tenor sax will play in D major, if the piano is playing in Bb minor, the tenor sax will be playing in C minor, etc.
Beethoven- Classical- Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major :D
The key of B flat on the piano has two flats (Bb and Eb).
You can't It depends on what you mean. The B-flat trumpet plays one full tone below concert pitch, so to make the tone match, you must play one step higher. In other words, a C on the piano is a D on the trumpet. Chords work the same way. A C chord on the piano is a D chord on the trumpet. However, the trumpet can play only one note at a time, so a single trumpet cannot play a chord, but can play single notes of the chord.
it means B flat on the piano
If you are playing violin music on a clarinet, you have to transpose up one step (a major 2nd). In other words, if you see a C, you play a D. If you are playing clarinet music on a violin, it's the opposite. You transpose down a step.
Soprano saxes are in the key of Bb, and sound one step below the written note. To transpose piano music or music for other C instruments, transpose two half-steps (one step) up. The key signature must be changed by adding two sharps or reducing the number of flats by two. Music originally in the key of F (one flat) will now be in the key of G (one sharp).