[Dixielandjazz] Lead Sheets for Trumpet

[Paul Kurtz Jr]

Barb, when playing on a B flat trumpet, your trumpeter would be playing in a key one step higher than yours. If you’re playing St. Louis Blues in B Flat major, (or G minor, its relative minor), he would be playing in the key of C (or A minor, its relative minor). If he has a trumpet built in C, then you 2 would be playing in the same key. 

Be glad to take further questions off-line. 

Paul Kurtz Jacksonville, FL
> On Jan 14, 2015, at 12:35 PM, Barb Jordan <jordan_barb at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> 
> 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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