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nworbekim wrote:When using the "play it in treble" method of transposing, i did ok except when i got into a bunch of accidentals. i could stop and figure them out but sometimes i din't have the time. is there a quick trick to them?

i don't play enough Eb to be fluent, but sometimes i just have to play it.

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Your signature hints at a very good approach to get over this hurdle...

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My approach to fingerings is not a conventional one. I started tuba after having played euphonium for a while and may not help you in a quick fix type of situation. I think of fingerings in the same way I think of tonic solfege.

When I first started playing an Eb tuba and I encountered a pitch that wasn't immediate, I would of it's relationship to eb as if eb were the tonic and ascribe a fingering and a pitch based on that relationship.

For example, If I saw a Cb in the staff, I would think of solfege LE (b^6 - flattened scale step 6) and then react with the fingering of 23)

That worked really well for me...

YMMV.

For me if transposed key is flat sharps become naturals. If transposed key is sharp flats are natural

I don't know if this will be helpful to you. I mostly use the method you describe but if there are numerous "accidentals" I just think trumpet fingerings. Of course that's really only useful if you already know trumpet fingerings. Bottom line is you just have to practice those spots until they're right.
Pete

When "faking" it in Bass Clef...a Sharp produces a note HIGHER than the "fake" key signature while a Flat produces a note LOWER.

I play both Eb and BBb and move between the two easily. I was fortunate to have been a piano student when I answered the call to join the band in 1956. I was ten years old. The call went out for prospective band members and, as usual, I fooled around until the last minute and all the 'good stuff' was gone when I finally made it to the basement bandroom. I was handed a Conn Eb tuba and a fingering chart and told to "take it home and learn it". I played Eb through grade school. I migrated to BBb in junior high but always considered myself an Eb player.

I think Eb is very good to start kids out on and am surprised that the custom isn't still in use in the US. It should be.