The Most Effective Way to Transpose Music - Music Theory

Musicians often need to transpose music from one key to another, in order to accommodate transposing instruments or to realign music in a key to suit singers, for example. Some people need to understand the theory behind writing out a piece in a transposed key; others want to get better better at reading a piece in one key and playing it in another. This music theory lesson explains the safest method for written transposition then goes on to explore the topic from a practical perspective. We look at how to read the melodic contours of each part and how to think in chords from one key to another. The video is full of practical tips and techniques you can work on to secure your transposition skills.

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🕘 Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction to transposing music
0:49 - Analysing the piece of music
1:33 - Written transposition example
8:50 - Transposing at sight
20:12 - Examples of transposition technique

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