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    Understanding Clarinet Transposition

    SkyLeap Music Home > Educational Tools > Clarinet Space > Frequently Asked Questions
    Musical instruments exist in many different keys Most instruments are in !"at !e call #concert key$ T"e follo!in%
    instruments are in concert key& piano' flute' o(oe' (assoon' %uitar' (ass' most strin% instruments' "arp' and many
    ot"ers T"e notes t"ey play could (e called t"e #official$ pitc"es )f you play a note on one of t"ose instruments
    and c"eck its pitc" !it" a tuner' t"e tuner !ill %i*e you t"e exact name of t"e note you are playin% For example' if
    you play t"e note + flat on t"e piano' t"e tuner !ill indicate t"e pitc" + flat T"at seems pretty simple' (ut not all
    instruments are in concert key
    Many instruments are in different keys' suc" as + flat' E flat' A' or F T"ese instruments are called transposin%
    instruments ,"en you play t"e pitc" #C$ on an instrument t"at is in t"e key of + flat' t"at note !ill sound like
    concert + flat ,"en you play t"e pitc" #C$ on an E flat instrument' it !ill sound like concert E flat
    T"e most commonly played clarinet is t"e #+ flat$ or soprano clarinet Like t"e trumpet' tenor saxop"one' and
    soprano saxop"one' it is in t"e key of + flat )f you play t"e pitc" #C$ on your clarinet' it !ill re%ister as a + flat on
    your tuner T"e note C t"at you play on t"e clarinet is also called t"e #!ritten pitc"$ for t"e clarinet
    ,"y don-t !e .ust learn t"e clarinet (y playin% t"e concert pitc"es/ 0ead "ere for t"e ans!er
    To fi%ure out t"e concert pitc" of notes played on t"e + flat clarinet' transpose do!n one !"ole step
    Here is a list of !ritten + flat clarinet pitc"es and t"e concert pitc"es t"at t"ey produce&
    Written
    B flat
    Clarinet
    Pitch
    Actual
    Concer
    t Pitch
    1 s"arp F s"arp
    1 F
    1 flat F flat
    F s"arp E
    F E flat
    E 2
    E flat 2 flat
    2 s"arp C s"arp
    2 C
    2 flat C flat
    C s"arp +
    C + flat
    + A
    + flat A flat
    A s"arp 1 s"arp
    A 1
    A flat 1 flat
    To fi%ure out t"e concert pitc" of notes played on t"e E flat clarinet' transpose do!n a ma.or sixt"
    Here is a list of !ritten E flat clarinet pitc"es and t"e concert pitc"es t"at t"ey produce&
    Written
    E flat
    Clarinet
    Pitch
    Actual
    Concert
    Pitch
    1 s"arp +
    1 + flat
    1 flat
    +
    dou(le
    flat
    F s"arp A
    F A flat
    E 1
    E flat 1 flat
    2 s"arp F s"arp
    2 F
    2 flat F flat
    C s"arp E
    C E flat
    + 2
    + flat 2 flat
    A s"arp C s"arp
    A C
    A flat C flat
    To fi%ure out t"e concert pitc" of notes played on t"e A clarinet' transpose do!n a minor t"ird
    Here is a list of !ritten A clarinet pitc"es and t"e concert pitc"es t"at t"ey produce&
    Written Actual
    A
    Clarinet
    Pitch
    Concert
    Pitch
    1 s"arp F
    1 E
    1 flat E flat
    F s"arp 2 s"arp
    F 2
    E C s"arp
    E flat C
    2 s"arp + s"arp
    2 +
    2 flat + flat
    C s"arp A s"arp
    C A
    + 1 s"arp
    + flat 1
    A s"arp
    F dou(le
    s"arp
    A F s"arp
    A flat F
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