Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Real Book


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Posted by AW on October 07, 2002 at 09:45:36:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Real Book posted by Tom Mason on October 07, 2002 at 06:50:40:

I think that anyone who is serious about his/her instrument learns to read music written in concert pitch. Therefore, reading a C fake book on a "Bb" or "Eb" instrument would simply be not transposing.

It's too bad that the notion of "transposing" instruments, which was devised to ease the learning problems of hordes of schoolchildren and casual musicians, has become so ingrained it still haunts professionals and serious amateurs.

Allen,
having fun reading from fake books




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