Trombone position chart trombone
Tuba music is all written in concert pitch, whether Bb, C, Eb or F tuba. The key of the trombone just means what note sounds as the harmonic fundamental - a function of the length of the instrument. Bb and Eb trombone included (Eb alto trombone plays Eb in 1st position, but still reads concert pitch). Strings and piano read music in concert pitch. And I'm not even sure if I'm making sense with the question.Ĭoncert pitch means you play notes as they sound on piano. I am sorry if this is a dead simple question with an obvious answer, but I am just not getting the connections at this time. But what about a trombone tuned to C or something else? My thought is that if I have an antique or old European made horn, in first position it will be tuned to C (or something else)? If I am understanding that correctly, then how does that translate to reading a modern script? Is it normal fingering, or transposed, or treble clef ? For example, if I have an old pitched instrument, but wanted to play a modern composition along with modern instruments, what do I need to do to make this happen?
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From my understanding, that means my horn in 1st position blows a Bb at 440 pitch and I play a bass clef composition using common fingerings. I am working on unlocking the mysteries of the Deep Knowledge of music theory and I am having trouble understanding the idea of "concert pitch" as it relates to the various tunings of the trombone.įor example: All the music I've ever played was written for a trombone tuned to Bb using bass clef.