Transcribing Help????

[Surfer Jeff]

Maybe this is better in "Beginners" section, but I am trying to transcribe a piece written for my Eb baritone sax to be played by my nephew on his French horn in F.

Do I have to write each note down a whole step? That is, is the first three notes in my piece for Eb bari are, say, C, E and G, do I write his notes as Bb, D and F?

And if the piece written for bari is in the key of, say, G, do I have to write the French horn piece in the key of F?

Thanks.

[Surfer Jeff]

Sorry. Should have read "help transposing." Guess I really need help!

[tyler_terlecki]

ya, its one step down, and yup G would be F,

youve got it down pat, now teach your nephew to sight transpose it

[Razzy]

Wouldn't this technically be the same thing as, say, playing a tenor sax or trumpet part on guitar or piano? Notewise, not pitchwise...

[gary]

Don't quite understand your question, Razzy, so I'll give two answers.

If you are looking at trumpet or tenor sax music, the guitar/piano pitches sound one full step below the written sax/trumpet music. I.e. a trumpet/tenor D=concert C.

Conversely, if you're looking at guitar/piano music, to play the same sounding pitches, you would need to play the sax/trumpet written pitches one step up. I.e. a written concert Bb= sax/trumpet C.

[tyler_terlecki]

yes its exactly the same thing,

i use this trick alot when i play oboe parts in orchestra with my sop when the oboe isnt there.

theres always a "trick", you just have to find it,