Transposition: The Musical Way to Transpose a Melody

graphic showing how to transpose a melody using solfege

The way to transpose a melody like a musician is to conceive of and hear the melody in meaningful musical terms…

… not as some random sequence to be manipulated with calculations.

Enjoy this simple example of how to transpose a melody like a pro…


learn more… The Musical Way to Transpose Harmony

2 thoughts on “Transposition: The Musical Way to Transpose a Melody

  1. You make it all sound so reasonable, beautiful and even simple…the thing is knowing the scales and the notes!!! I am still struggling with that.

    1. Yes, it really is THAT simple, but the “hard” part is knowing your scales like the back of your hand. I already have some study aids upoaded for doing so, but I don’t know how much use they are getting or how effective they are. Perhaps you would like to help me design them for maximum effectiveness? Cheers!

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