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Concert pitch vs written pitch
The term "concert pitch" is also used to distinguish between the "written" (or "nominal"), and "sounding" (or "real") notes of a transposing instrumen...
Concert pitch clarinet
When you play the pitch “C” on an E flat instrument, it will sound like concert E flat. The most commonly played clarinet is the “B flat” or soprano c...
Treaty of versailles concert pitch
I've known that for a long time but what I did not know was that the Treaty of Versailles contained, among many other things of course, the first mode...
Trumpet in b-flat transposition
This means that the trumpet sounds a whole step (major second) lower than the written pitch. To compensate for this difference, music that is written ...
Trumpet - Should I think in concert pitch or not?
The main reason to not think in concert pitch, and the reason we write transposed parts for wind instruments is that in written pitch the fingerings r...
How do I get a soprano sound of a ukulele using a capo with a concert ukulele?
Can you tune a concert ukulele like a soprano?Are soprano and concert ukulele chords the same?What key are soprano ukuleles?Can you use concert ukulel...
Why do wind bands use a concert Bb for tuning?
The reason is that most wind instruments are transposing. The "open" note (no valves down, trombone in home position) is B flat. It is best to tune to...
When an Eb instrument plays the Concert F scale, what note do they start on?
What note does your concert F scale start on?What is a concert F in EB?What note is concert F on clarinet?What instruments are in concert F?What note ...
Why is it common to write tuba sheet music in concert pitch?
Most music for the tuba is written in bass clef in concert pitch, so tuba players must know the correct fingerings for their specific instruments. ......