Re: Transposing treble to alto
Reply #1 –
G'day Eric,
the thing to remember is that the alto clef is also known as a "C" clef, and the "C" clef works like this, the line that is centred in the "wings" of the clef is middle "C". THat's all there is to it. So, for the alto clef, the middle line of the staff is middle "C".
This is why it looks much the same as the tenor clef which is also a "C" clef, just pointing to a different line.
Now, we know that the first ledger line below the staff is middle "C" on the treble clef, so there are only 2 things you need to do to go from concert pitch treble to concert pitch alto:
- Select the entire staff and <Ctrl-Shift-Up> 6 times to move the notes to the right location on the staff.
- Change the clef symbol from treble to alto to get the playback and the key signatures correct.