Transposing Instruments

Which instrument sounds a major 6th lower than written?

• Clarinet in B♭

• Alto Saxophone in E♭

• Trumpet in B♭

• French Horn in F

A piccolo sounds:

• At concert pitch

• An octave lower than written

• An octave higher than written

• A minor third lower

A written C for a Clarinet in B♭ sounds as:

• B♭

• C

• D

• A

Clarinet in B♭ plays a written E → sounding pitch: (a)  

French Horn in F plays a written G → sounding pitch: (a)  

Alto Saxophone in E♭ plays a written B♭ → sounding pitch: (a)  

Trumpet in B♭ plays a written A → sounding pitch: (a)  

Which instrument transposes a perfect fifth lower than written?

• Clarinet in A

• French Horn in F

• Trumpet in B♭

• English Horn

A written G for an Alto Saxophone in E♭ sounds as:

• D

• C

• E♭

• B♭

Which of the following instruments is a non-transposing instrument?

• Oboe

• French Horn in F

• Clarinet in B♭

• Alto Saxophone in E♭