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Name: Transposition: Changing Keys
ID: m10668
Language: English (en)
Summary: Transposition, or changing the key of a piece of music, can be useful and is sometimes necessary to make music more singable or playable. Music is transposed by raising or lowering every note by the same interval.
Subject: Arts
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (caschmidtjones@gmail.com)
Latest version: 2.18 (history)
First publication date: Feb 14, 2007 8:58 pm -0600
Last revision to module: Oct 1, 2011 7:55 pm -0500

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Version History

Version: 2.20 Feb 15, 2013 7:38 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
took down call for research study participants
Version: 2.19 Jan 18, 2013 6:17 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added call for research study participants
Version: 2.18 Oct 1, 2011 7:55 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones Currently viewing this version.
Changes: 
link to blog
Version: 2.17 Jul 9, 2011 2:19 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
fixed error in example 5 (figure 13b)
Version: 2.16 Mar 11, 2011 10:25 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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removed from survey
Version: 2.15 Apr 13, 2010 7:01 pm -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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linked to survey
Version: 2.14 Dec 30, 2009 8:42 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added Google analytics code
Version: 2.13 Feb 14, 2007 10:54 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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redid some figures for consistency between print and on-line versions
Version: 2.12 Feb 8, 2007 3:50 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added eps files from outlined svg files
Version: 2.11 Jan 29, 2007 11:01 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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replaced bad svg files
Version: 2.10 Jan 23, 2007 2:20 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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added eps CNXML
Version: 2.9 Jan 22, 2007 10:15 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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fixed figure CNXML
Version: 2.8 Dec 13, 2006 9:16 am -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Extensive rewrite, including rearranging order of materials, changing examples, and adding instructions for transposing instruments
Version: 2.7 May 17, 2005 7:38 pm -0500 by Charlet Reedstrom
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update to cnxml-0.5
Version: 2.6 Apr 4, 2005 10:51 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Changed an incorrect solution and added some links in the text.
Version: 2.5 Jun 8, 2004 9:39 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
 Changed note about transposing instruments.
Version: 2.4 Jun 8, 2004 9:36 am -0500 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
 typo
Version: 2.3 Dec 16, 2003 2:11 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Changed incorrect information about the Circle of Fifths, and added some links
Version: 2.2 Nov 4, 2003 2:20 pm -0600 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
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Added section on changing chords for musicians who don't read music.
Version: 2.1 Oct 13, 2003 1:01 pm -0500 by (None)
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Added links
Version: 2.0 Jun 13, 2002 12:00 am -0500 by (Unknown)
Changes: 
Added initial template for new module m10668

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