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Re: Help With Broken Chords?

Larry White wrote:


> Bill,
> If you are playing euph, and the trumpet is playing from a book, the key
> signature the trumpet part is written in should help. (I am presuming you play
> treble cleft!)
> Eg. If the music is written in F, the chords would be F, C & Bb. I am simple too
> that is why I picked F!)
> You can pick up an easy chord chart at your local music store and work from that
> and you can save you and your wife a lot of time in the long run.
> Hope this helps,
> Larry White,
> (I guess if Vancouver Island is the Centre of the Universe, then I am only 32
> miles east of the centre! Hope that doesn't have an negative affect when 1999
> turns over to 2000!)
>
> Bill Walker wrote:
>
> > Next Sunday I have been dragooned to play Christmas carols with a friend
> > playing a trumpet (I play a Euphonium) and I would like to do a good
> > job.
> > BUT he has given me music which will be in unison.
> > I would like to play broken chords in places just to have a bit of a
> > change.
> > QUESTION.........................
> > If I get my wife to figure out the chords by playing my part on the
> > piano can I use her chords on a Bb instrument or do I need to transpose
> > her chords?
> > I realize I ought to know but perhaps I'm not too bright!
> > I do need help.
> > Thanks
> > BillW
> >
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> >
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> Bill,
> If you are playing euph, and the trumpet is playing from a book, the key
> signature the trumpet part is written in should help. (I am presuming you play
> treble cleft!)
> Eg. If the music is written in F, the chords would be F, C & Bb. I am simple too
> that is why I picked F!)
>
> Larry White wrote:
>
>> Bill,
>> If you are playing euph, and the trumpet is playing from a book, the key
>> signature the trumpet part is written in should help. (I am presuming you play
>> treble cleft!)
>> Eg. If the music is written in F, the chords would be F, C & Bb. I am simple too
>>
>> that is why I picked F!)
>> You can pick up an easy chord chart at your local music store and work from that
>>
>> and you can save you and your wife a lot of time in the long run.
>> Hope this helps,
>> Larry White,
>> (I guess if Vancouver Island is the Centre of the Universe, then I am only 32
>> miles east of the centre! Hope that doesn't have an negative affect when 1999
>> turns over to 2000!)
>>
>> Bill Walker wrote:
>>
>> > Next Sunday I have been dragooned to play Christmas carols with a friend
>> > playing a trumpet (I play a Euphonium) and I would like to do a good
>> > job.
>> > BUT he has given me music which will be in unison.
>> > I would like to play broken chords in places just to have a bit of a
>> > change.
>> > QUESTION.........................
>> > If I get my wife to figure out the chords by playing my part on the
>> > piano can I use her chords on a Bb instrument or do I need to transpose
>> > her chords?
>> > I realize I ought to know but perhaps I'm not too bright!
>> > I do need help.
>> > Thanks
>> > BillW
>> >
>> > --
>> >
>> >	 unsub brass-band
>> >	 end
>>
>> --
>>
>>	 unsub brass-band
>>	 end
>
>
>
> Hope this helps,
> Larry White,
> (I guess if Vancouver Island is the Centre of the Universe, then I am only 32
> miles east of the centre! Hope that doesn't have an negative affect when 1999
> turns over to 2000!)
>
> Bill Walker wrote:
>
> > Next Sunday I have been dragooned to play Christmas carols with a friend
> > playing a trumpet (I play a Euphonium) and I would like to do a good
> > job.
> > BUT he has given me music which will be in unison.
> > I would like to play broken chords in places just to have a bit of a
> > change.
> > QUESTION.........................
> > If I get my wife to figure out the chords by playing my part on the
> > piano can I use her chords on a Bb instrument or do I need to transpose
> > her chords?
> > I realize I ought to know but perhaps I'm not too bright!
> > I do need help.
> > Thanks
> > BillW
> >
> > --
> >
> >	 unsub brass-band
> >	 end
>
> --
>
>	 unsub brass-band
>	 end


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