[sikorajm]

If I have a piano part written in Am and a second song in Em is the tenor parts transpose to Am(piano) to B tenor and Em(piano) to F# tenor??? THXXXXXXX

 

[paulwl]

Yes, the tenor part for the piano piece would be in B minor (2 sharps), and the tenor part for the second song would be in F# minor (3 sharps).

 

[sikorajm]

I have never come across this before. So long story short Am is the minor for key of C for Piano and transposing up to tenor would be the dey of D or Bm

 

[gary]

That's correct but man, your sentence construction is harder to follow than trying to figure out the transpositions.
When transposing to a Bb instrument from a Concert-pitched instrument, you go up two half steps (one full step). This applies to both any pitches you are transposing as well as to the names of keys.

 

[sikorajm]

THXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX all Sorry for typoooooooooos'

 

[SaxTon]

Any want-to-be serious sax player must learn how to read C parts 100% fluently (lead sheets or any concert pitch line) on their Bb or Eb pitched sax. No reason to schlepp along a Bb or Eb fake book. Just wastes paper. Transposing skills makes live much easier and opens up lots of opportunites. Just takes a little practice and it will come naturally.

 

[Agent27]

Any want-to-be serious sax player must learn how to read C parts 100% fluently (lead sheets or any concert pitch line) on their Bb or Eb pitched sax. No reason to schlepp along a Bb or Eb fake book. Just wastes paper. Transposing skills makes live much easier and opens up lots of opportunites. Just takes a little practice and it will come naturally.

A Bb fake book takes up the same amount of space and paper that a C fake book does. :mrgreen:

Other than that, I agree. Reading charts in C is almost essential for the working musician.

 

[gary]

A Bb fake book takes up the same amount of space and paper that a C fake book does. :mrgreen:.

LOL - that was coming to my mind even as I was reading the original statement.

 

[SaxTon]

Please allow me to also mention any tuba player worth his salt can play C, F, Eb and Bb tubas off a bass part
My sax teacher years ago taught me early on to fluently transpose and I am forwever thankful.

A sax player who plays both tenor and alto (or bari, soprano, bass, etc.) needs only to learn two transpositions.
For an alto or bari player reading off a bass cleff line it it duck soup. Simply add three sharps and play as written (for those who do not know this trival and obvious trick)
Fluency in transposition which allows you to play any song in any key opens up infinite possibitiles in your playing. Enough said.

 

[JL]

If you (or maybe I should say 'I') have to read the tune, then you (I) don't know it well enough to play it in public.

 

[SaxTon]

reading a tune well enough to pull it off confidently and playing a tune that you have down with all the changes are two different things.
I think many of us play casuals not knowing every tune well enough to play without the aid of a fake book
or standing behind the piano player looking at his chart. At least this is the case for me. Ears and eyes save my bacon all the time to make it work on the spot.