What Concert to major scale- Alto Saxophone - E Flat Instrument?

Well I already know the 12 major scales by notes and stuff, but my band teacher is going to test us by telling us to play the concert pitches scale. i.e. _____, play the F Concert major scale(which would be D Scale for the alto sax). By the way, I have only experienced with 1 year of alto sax, and I%26#039;m only 13. So please treat me like a beginner player.











Thanks.
What Concert to major scale- Alto Saxophone - E Flat Instrument?
when your teacher says a concert pitch, move down 3 half notes.
What Concert to major scale- Alto Saxophone - E Flat Instrument?
heres how transposing instruments work,...Eb alto sax means when you play a %26quot;C%26quot; you hear a concert Eb! so every other note is going to be the same interval from concert sounding pitch. concert Bb=written G


concert D=written B and so on,...





the easiest trick to find which scale you need to play, if your director calls out any scale-you play the scale that starts on the 6th note of the scale he calls for.
Reply:Eb instruments are transposing instruments.





What this means is that when you are playing with a piano or a flute (non transposing instruments), if your band director were to say %26quot;Play a C%26quot;, both of you would be playing a different note! The piano would be playing a %26quot;C%26quot;, but you would be playing a note that SOUNDS like %26quot;Eb%26quot;, even if you are fingering a %26quot;C%26quot;.





If he says %26quot;Play a CONCERT C%26quot;, then any transposing instruments must change their notes. So for CONCERT pitch, piano would still play a %26quot;C%26quot;, but you would play an %26quot;A%26quot;. Then, both of the notes would SOUND the same.





If your instructor gives you a CONCERT Bb... count down 3 half steps... Bb to A (1), A to Ab (2), Ab to G (3). You would play a G.





If you know your circle of fifths, you can just think about the relative minor and that%26#039;s the note you start on... if not, don%26#039;t worry about it for tomorrow, but it%26#039;s something you should learn!





Good luck- and have fun!