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ConductingStudySheet

TrebleClef:InstrumentsinC

(piano,mallets,flute,oboe,piccolo,violin,guitar)

middleCisdo,sightreadasusual

BassClef:InstrumentsinE/E

(bassoon,contrabassoon,altosax,barisax,trombone,cello,bass)

middleCisdo,2ndspaceisdo,sightreadasusual

SopranoClef:InstrumentsinA

(clarinetinA,trumpetinA,horninA)

firstline(typicallyE)isDO,saythesyllablesthatarea3rdbelow

TenorClef:InstrumentsinB/Bb

(Bbclarinet,bassclarinet,bassoon,cello,trumpetandhorninBb,trombone)

fourthlineisDO,saythesyllablesastepdown

AltoClef:InstrumentsinD

(clarinetinD,trumpetinD)

thirdlineisDO,saythesyllablesastepabove

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RulesofTranspositionbyClef

1) Changetheclefoftheinstrumenttotheappropriateclef(seeprevioussheet)
2) Addthekeysignatureforthatinstrumentinthenewclef
3) A)Forflatkeyinstruments:
==
=
B)Forsharpkeys(E,A,D,G):
==x=
note:=subtract
=add
+=adds
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