Trumpet Transposition on B flat and C
Parts in D, E flat, E, F and A, read on the B flat or C trumpet you actually play: both tables, the key change for every row, and the method, on one free card.
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Two tables, one per instrument. On a B flat trumpet: C parts up a tone adding two sharps, D parts up a major third adding four, E flat parts up a fourth adding one flat, and so on through cornet in A. On a C trumpet: the same parts from the other side. The three-move method that makes any row automatic, the ear-first way to practise it on familiar tunes, and why the old keys exist at all: long valveless trumpets, and parts that outlived them.
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