Clarinet Transposition Made Practical
A parts, C parts and E flat parts on the B flat clarinet you own: the table, the key change for each, the three-move method, and two tricks from the professionals, on one free card.
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What each part sounds and how to read it on a B flat instrument: A parts down a semitone with five sharps added, C parts up a tone with two sharps added, E flat parts up a fourth with one flat. Why the A clarinet is still worth borrowing when the key turns black. Both bass clarinet notations explained: treble clef sounding a major ninth below written and fingered like your soprano, bass clef sounding a tone below. And the professionals’ tricks, starting with pencilling the played key at every line until it sticks.
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This card pairs with the free practice guide for your instrument — all twelve are on the Guides hub — and with the other reference cards on the Cards hub.
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