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Understanding Clarinet Transposition

The document discusses how clarinets are transposing instruments that are not in concert pitch. The most common clarinet, the B-flat clarinet, sounds a whole step lower than written. To determine the concert pitch of a note played on a B-flat clarinet, transpose it down one whole step. The document also provides information on the E-flat and A clarinets.

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Understanding Clarinet Transposition

The document discusses how clarinets are transposing instruments that are not in concert pitch. The most common clarinet, the B-flat clarinet, sounds a whole step lower than written. To determine the concert pitch of a note played on a B-flat clarinet, transpose it down one whole step. The document also provides information on the E-flat and A clarinets.

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Understanding Clarinet Transposition

SkyLeap Music Home > Educational Tools > Clarinet Space > Frequently Asked Questions
Musical instruments exist in many different keys Most instruments are in !"at !e call #concert key$ T"e follo!in%
instruments are in concert key& piano' flute' o(oe' (assoon' %uitar' (ass' most strin% instruments' "arp' and many
ot"ers T"e notes t"ey play could (e called t"e #official$ pitc"es )f you play a note on one of t"ose instruments
and c"eck its pitc" !it" a tuner' t"e tuner !ill %i*e you t"e exact name of t"e note you are playin% For example' if
you play t"e note + flat on t"e piano' t"e tuner !ill indicate t"e pitc" + flat T"at seems pretty simple' (ut not all
instruments are in concert key
Many instruments are in different keys' suc" as + flat' E flat' A' or F T"ese instruments are called transposin%
instruments ,"en you play t"e pitc" #C$ on an instrument t"at is in t"e key of + flat' t"at note !ill sound like
concert + flat ,"en you play t"e pitc" #C$ on an E flat instrument' it !ill sound like concert E flat
T"e most commonly played clarinet is t"e #+ flat$ or soprano clarinet Like t"e trumpet' tenor saxop"one' and
soprano saxop"one' it is in t"e key of + flat )f you play t"e pitc" #C$ on your clarinet' it !ill re%ister as a + flat on
your tuner T"e note C t"at you play on t"e clarinet is also called t"e #!ritten pitc"$ for t"e clarinet
,"y don-t !e .ust learn t"e clarinet (y playin% t"e concert pitc"es/ 0ead "ere for t"e ans!er
To fi%ure out t"e concert pitc" of notes played on t"e + flat clarinet' transpose do!n one !"ole step
Here is a list of !ritten + flat clarinet pitc"es and t"e concert pitc"es t"at t"ey produce&
Written
B flat
Clarinet
Pitch
Actual
Concer
t Pitch
1 s"arp F s"arp
1 F
1 flat F flat
F s"arp E
F E flat
E 2
E flat 2 flat
2 s"arp C s"arp
2 C
2 flat C flat
C s"arp +
C + flat
+ A
+ flat A flat
A s"arp 1 s"arp
A 1
A flat 1 flat
To fi%ure out t"e concert pitc" of notes played on t"e E flat clarinet' transpose do!n a ma.or sixt"
Here is a list of !ritten E flat clarinet pitc"es and t"e concert pitc"es t"at t"ey produce&
Written
E flat
Clarinet
Pitch
Actual
Concert
Pitch
1 s"arp +
1 + flat
1 flat
+
dou(le
flat
F s"arp A
F A flat
E 1
E flat 1 flat
2 s"arp F s"arp
2 F
2 flat F flat
C s"arp E
C E flat
+ 2
+ flat 2 flat
A s"arp C s"arp
A C
A flat C flat
To fi%ure out t"e concert pitc" of notes played on t"e A clarinet' transpose do!n a minor t"ird
Here is a list of !ritten A clarinet pitc"es and t"e concert pitc"es t"at t"ey produce&
Written Actual
A
Clarinet
Pitch
Concert
Pitch
1 s"arp F
1 E
1 flat E flat
F s"arp 2 s"arp
F 2
E C s"arp
E flat C
2 s"arp + s"arp
2 +
2 flat + flat
C s"arp A s"arp
C A
+ 1 s"arp
+ flat 1
A s"arp
F dou(le
s"arp
A F s"arp
A flat F
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