WEEK NINE
TRANSPOSITION
Transposition can be defined as a process of changing of key of a particular music up or down in pitch by a constant interval.
Soloist often asks their accompanists to transpose a song from one key to another – in most cases to a lower key. E.g. From G to F or vice versa.
Apart from transposing from one key to another, it is sometime necessary to transpose a piece from one clef to another. Clef transposition may become necessary when the part played by a particular instrument is given to another type of instrument.
Transposition from one clef to another
The middle C indicated on the first ledger line below the treble staff is the same note on the first line above the bass clef.
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Example 2
Question: Write the following tune an octave higher in the treble clef
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