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Author: Shaun Noonan
Date: 2005-05-02 20:39
I was trying to transpose some music from my piano sheet music to sax so i could play it. But every note on the sax was two steps higher than the piano (B was a D). why is that? do i have the wrong fingering chart? is my sax out of tune? i don't have a local music store and the sax is kind of old. please help!!!
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Author: Jenna
Date: 2005-05-02 20:45
Well first of all, what kind of sax (Alto, tenor, etc) and what concert key is the piano piece in? Lemme know and I'll help you out
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Author: Shaun Noonan
Date: 2005-05-02 23:36
well it is an alto and i am only guessing on the key Eflat?? the key is mostly my question.
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Author: Jenna
Date: 2005-05-03 01:29
Concert E flat on the piano has.. how many flats?
For alto:
Concert F: 2 sharps
Concert Bflat: 1 sharp
Concert Eflat: none
Concert Aflat: 1 flat
Concert Dflat: 2 flats
Concert Gflat: 3 flats
and so on...
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Author: Janet
Date: 2005-05-03 04:25
The saxophone is a transposing instrument. When you play a "C" on the alto sax, it will sound the Eb below it. This why you are hearing things "two steps" above. It's really sounding a sixth below.
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Author: Musical Lottie
Date: 2005-05-04 15:03
Well if you play an F# that's concert A. So really you ought to be transposing down a minor third from piano to sax, ie down two semi-tones. I thought it was hat the alto is a minor third higher than the piano. Eithe way if alto plays a C, it sounds Eb.
So: Concert pitch --> Eb (alto sax)
A --> F#
Bb --> G
B --> G#
C --> A
C# --> A# / Bb
D --> B
D# / Eb --> C
E --> C#
F --> D
F# --> D# / Eb
G --> E
G# / Ab --> F
Hope this helps, and hasn't confused you further!!
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