| Quote (J.W. @ Nov. 10 2005,10:55) |
| gtr4him - I see you’ve experienced the same, and producing transposed charts is no doubt the best way to go. But why do brass players learn the “wrong notes”? Why can’t they learn absolute note names? And stick to them. There’s probably a vaild reason, historical or otherwise. Actually I’ve just had a look at Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_%28music%29 - thows a little light on the subject. JW |
Because it’s a lot harder to learn to transpose on the fly when changing between trumpets that are built in different sizes.
For example, in High school I played both Eb alto and Bb tenor sax. But whenever I read “C” on the page, I played a “C” fingering. The score was adjusted for whichever instrument I was playing. Thank goodness!
Your argument is basically “Why can’t everyone else work harder to make my life easier?” I tried that with my wife & son, but no soap.
