[Dixielandjazz] Lead Sheets for Trumpet

[Joe Carbery]

Hi Barbara,
 You need to transpose your written music up a tone to bring it into the
trumpet player's key. E.g. Your C becomes his D; your E becomes his F# etc.
It's easy when you know how and many instrumentalists can transpose at
sight. But it can be tricky at first. If you could locate someone in your
area to demonstrate it it would make it easier.

Regards,

Joe Carbery.

On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 6:35 AM, Barb Jordan <jordan_barb at hotmail.com>
wrote:

>
> 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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