Anybody have that moment in rehearsal when it’s obvious that the song is in the wrong key for the current vocalist?
In our rehearsals I would, after finding the right key, say something like: “Alright, break out the pencils. We’re moving this song from C to F#!… Wait, piano player, come back, I meant F! Really I did!”
If you’ve been there, you know that takes away valuable rehearsal time and there’s always mistakes to correct afterwards.
Well here’s a tool that makes that process a whole lot easier. You paste a chord chart in, tell it what keys to transpose from and to and out comes a chord chart in the new key.
Check it out at http://www.simusic.com/transpose.html
Discussion
4 Responses to “How do you transpose music?”
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1 year, 10 months ago
Yup…we’re using Songbase as well. Not quite as cool as Media Shout, but does the trick! Click key change…click OK…Click Print…Tada!
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1 year, 10 months ago
looks handy, though i just move things around with a capo, and my pianist is good enough to just play it without much trouble…ah, he’s a blessing.
we also use songbase, which has a similar function built in.
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1 year, 9 months ago
Here’s a great FACTI learned in a worship leader’s conference years ago, and, in also learned it during voice lessons:
The average person who is not a singer or trained as same, can sing along comfortably to any song keyed in C, D, E, or F. Outside of that range, they will have trouble with the highs or lows, so when keying a song, stay in that range! If a worshipper cannot reach the notes, they will most likely stop worshipping. So, to be safe, use C, D, E, or F.
In addition, since these keys are in the normal range for everyday voice, your vocalists should have no trouble singing them either!