What is Concert D flat on clarinet?

What is Concert D flat on clarinet?

So, if they want to play a concert Bb scale, they start on a C (they have to think up a whole step). Concert C is their D, Concert Ab is their Bb. Alto and baritone saxes, alto clarinet and most alto horns are Eb instruments: when they play a C it sounds like a Eb on the piano.

What is concert B flat on clarinet?

The clarinet thinks of it as a C, the pianist thinks of it as B flat. The audience hears a B flat, which is the “concert pitch.” The piano is a non-transposing instrument, which means the pitch in the notation is exactly the same as the pitch you hear (the concert pitch).

What is a concert scale?

"Concert Scale" has to do with "Concert Pitch." It's all about transpositioning. You have to start with the piano as the "standard" for pitch. A lot of instruments – like the guitar and bass – are tuned to the same pitch as the piano.

What note is concert F on clarinet?

Alto and baritone saxes, alto clarinet and most alto horns are Eb instruments: when they play a C it sounds like a Eb on the piano. So, if they want to play a concert Bb scale, they start on a G (they have to think up a six steps in the scale – or down a minor third). Concert C is their A, Concert Ab is their F.

What are the notes on a clarinet?

A clarinet must have holes and keys for nineteen notes, a chromatic octave and a half from bottom E to B♭, in its lowest register to play the chromatic scale. This overblowing behavior explains the clarinet's great range and complex fingering system.