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New music theory tool for students. (Music Marketplace).


The Doreen Allen Company, 18 Oakwood Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039; (973) 994-0672; info@transposer Trans`pos´er

n. 1. One who transposes.
.com; www.transposer.com. $11.95 plus $2.35 shipping and handling.

The new Turn the Wheel * Change the Key music transposer and educational tool is designed to enhance students' mastery of music theory. Consisting of two wheels, ! this simple, sturdy, hand-held tool allows the user to transpose trans·pose
v.
To transfer one tissue, organ, or part to the place of another.
 music quickly from one key to another.

Users can determine the notes in a given scale, find the notes in any chord, transpose from one key to another, find an unknown key knowing only one corresponding note or chord within the known (present key) and within the unknown key (final key), determine CAPO positioning on the guitar, determine the number of sharps or flats in a particular key signature and more.

The transposer is comprised of two octaves of the chromatic scale chromatic scale, in music: see scale.  printed on a fixed circular outer dial. These scales are repeated a second time on the small rotating ro·tate  
v. ro·tat·ed, ro·tat·ing, ro·tates

v.intr.
1. To turn around on an axis or center.

2.
 inner dial. A middle dial, serving as a tone pointer or index, contains the digits 1-7 (diatonic scale Noun 1. diatonic scale - a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
musical scale, scale - (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
 pointers) and five asterisks (*) designating the intermediate semitones. Manipulation of the two rotating dials allows the user to perform many musical tasks with simplicity and facilitates understanding of musical concepts.

For more information contact The Doreen Allen Company.
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Title Annotation:The Doreen Allen Company; Turn the Wheel * Change the Key music transposer
Publication:American Music Teacher
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Date:Apr 1, 2003
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