Transposing or Changing the Key of Music

Transposing or Changing the Key of Music

Another method for transposing tunes is to do it by key, rather than working out each note individually.  This can be done by following these steps. Firstly, look at the key note and decide what you will change it to.  For example, if the key note is D and you want to...
Understanding Dynamics in Written Music

Understanding Dynamics in Written Music

Written music needs to convey a lot of information.  Things like: which notes to play the length of time to play those notes… …or length of time to play nothing how fast to play what sort of feeling to give to the music, and how loud or quietly to play music – the...
Transposing (Changing the Key of) a Tune – part 2

Keys Explained for Folk Musicians

What does “key” mean? Over the years, I’d say this was one of the most common questions I’m asked about traditional tunes.  Most people who ask it will accept the answer I give, but some want to go deeper and understand more about keys.  Of these, the majority begin...