Re: CC and BBb


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Posted by Doesn't remember HS on August 30, 2003 at 19:20:51:

In Reply to: CC and BBb posted by jmk on August 29, 2003 at 00:35:47:

I've got a feeling that I'm going to regret posting this.

If I get your drift, playing a different key tuba is a kind of transposing, true. But if you really want to get good at this, try taking any of your favorite etudes and playing them in a different key. Suppose you're looking at the first edude in the Robert King Bordogni book--it's written in the key of F major (1 flat). Try playing it in the key of E flat major (3 flats) or A major (3 sharps). Now, that's transposition.

Orchestral horn players have to learn to do this on the fly, because many of the older works are written for natural horn in a certain key. It's a good skill to cultivate.

Knowing all your scales helps a lot.



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