Klarinet Archive - Posting 000886.txt from 2001/01

From: MVinquist@-----.com
Subj: [kl] Eb vs. BBb Contra
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 21:16:21 -0500

Dave Spiegelthal wrote:

> If I were to get a BBb contra, I'd probably end up reading tuba parts.

Dave -

A short cut from an old contra player. To play tuba parts on a BBb contra,
you must simultaneously read bass clef and transpose up a step. Much better
to get an Eb, on which you can read bass clef parts as if they were in treble
clef.

Best regards.

Ken Shaw

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