[Dixielandjazz] Lead Sheets for Trumpet

[Ric Giorgi]

Hi Barbara,

Without going into the detailed history of how notation for instruments
developed.... Different instruments make sounds that are the same pitch but
the way they are notated is different. In the case of vocalists, pianos,
violins, string basses for instance if you gave them all one note on a staff
to play, it would sound the same. 

If you gave that same note to a trumpet player, a clarinet, any of the
saxes, a french horn etc, they would not sound the same pitch as the
vocalist made and they would all sound a different pitch from each other. 

In the case of the trumpet, the sound it made playing the same written note
that you sang would be a whole step lower than what you sang. So if you sang
a middle C because that's the note that was written, and the trumpet player
played that same written middle C note, it would sound like a Bb (which is
why it's called a Bb trumpet).

Hope this helps.

Ric Giorgi
Conductor
www.stringsattachedorchestra.com 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dixielandjazz [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On
Behalf Of Barb Jordan
Sent: January-14-15 12:35 PM
To: Ric Giorgi
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Lead Sheets for Trumpet


Happy New Year learned list mates!

I am hoping someone on the list can enlighten me about keys for trumpet
players who accompany vocalists.

I sing a number of songs that a trumpet player I know cannot play without
seeing the notes for trumpet.

For example I sing St. Louis Blues in B flat and he  says he needs a lead
sheet in Trumpet C.

I had not heard of trumpet C as opposed to just the key of C. Are they the
same key?

What he has explained to me is that the key he needs to play in is different
for the trumpet than my vocal key.
So for songs that I sing in the key of F , he would play in a different key
on the trumpet - the key for vocal F I do not know.
I hope I have made myself understood and welcome any help!
Thanks!

Barbara Jordan
Burlington Ontario Canada
Sent from my iPhone
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