In the debate on transposition, one point I haven't seen is the importance of knowing your scales and arpeggios.
For instance, if you know the A major arpeggio and scale absolutely securely, then you already have much of what it takes to read horn in D. You just see an arpeggio in C major and you finger it in A major, and once you get used to the idea, it happens almost automatically. Since most transposed parts are written in C major (and often largely restrict themselves to the arpeggio and some higher notes in the harmonic sequence) thinking into the fingering of the scale you need works very well. But it can't work like that unless you KNOW YOUR SCALES! Regards Jonathan West _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
