Thank You Victor!

[Whousedtoplay]

It just kind of happens. I don’t think anyone sets out to systematically learn how to do it. It starts off with the easy intervals first: seconds, fourths, fifths, then after a while you find you can even do it with harder ones (thirds, sixths, tritone)

It’s up to each musician how to spend the practicing time, what and how to rehearse. Have time sight-read some new Mozart opus and transpose at the same time - extremely good for you.
Just no need to say that only (!) if you play that opus in all keys only then you learned it.

 

[mambo4]

Most horn players I have played with could transpose on sight. They have to be able to play tunes that weren't transposed into the key of their horn.

 

[IamGroot]

I like Victor Wooten. He is a superb player. I would like to have a cup of coffee with him some day and talk music.

That said, the conventional viewpoint is that there are 12 major keys 12 minor keys and 15 key signatures. Each of Bach's Well Tempered Clavier books has only 24 pieces in it, not 30.

Not a big deal deal. There is a guy on TB who insists E and Fb are not the same note (so I guess he isn't playing an equal tempered system).

 

[David A. Davis]

Other than modulating to another key signature that contains sharps, is there another reason why someone would write a piece of music in C# major rather than Db major?

 

[crios]

What I am doing now is learning/mastering all the free information offered by the schools mentioned here. From there I should have a much better idea which one I will join as a full time member. I have no rush. Please post some more stellar online bass schools.

Thanks again guys!

 

[dreamadream99]

Other than modulating to another key signature that contains sharps, is there another reason why someone would write a piece of music in C# major rather than Db major?

Wow. Great question. Let me think....

Well I can’t think of a single reason. Others may.

Oh wait. Here’s one. String players are accustomed to, and more comfortable in sharp keys, whereas brass and woodwind players are used to flat keys, so I would choose C# if writing for strings.

 

[David A. Davis]

Wow. Great question. Let me think....

Well I can’t think of a single reason. Others may.

Oh wait. Here’s one. String players are accustomed to, and more comfortable in sharp keys, whereas brass and woodwind players are used to flat keys, so I would choose C# if writing for strings.

Thanks for the reply. Much appreciated.

 

[Mark Ambler]

Wow. Great question. Let me think....

Well I can’t think of a single reason. Others may.

Oh wait. Here’s one. String players are accustomed to, and more comfortable in sharp keys, whereas brass and woodwind players are used to flat keys, so I would choose C# if writing for strings.

Absolutely.


Jazz players mainly play in keys with Flats because of horn players,
whereas rock / pop players mainly play in keys with sharps, as it's a more guitar dominated music, i.e. E, A, D, G. This is obviously a bit of a generalisation, but pretty much true, in my experience.

I must add that Victor is one really cool dude!