Approaches

by | May 25, 2016 | Transposition

There are many ways to approach transposition. Some people prefer one way and others may find that way completely incomprehensible. Someone might even choose to use different methods at different times depending on whether he is writing a part for a student, for...

Fundamentals

by | May 25, 2016 | Transposition

Let’s take a look at the basic principles involved with transposing and brass instruments.   As seen in the discussion of the harmonic series, the fundamental pitches of brass instruments depend on the length of their tubing (as opposed to the tubing diameter,...