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  1. AP Music Theory
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What is the benefit of having instruments in different keys (e.g., saxophones)?

Allows musicians to switch instruments while using the same fingerings.

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What is the benefit of having instruments in different keys (e.g., saxophones)?

Allows musicians to switch instruments while using the same fingerings.

If a Bb clarinet plays a written C, what is the concert pitch?

Bb

If an alto saxophone plays a written G, what is the concert pitch?

Eb

What interval do you transpose up to write for Bb clarinet?

Major 2nd

What interval do you transpose up to write for Eb alto sax?

Major 6th

What interval do you transpose up to write for F Horn?

Perfect 5th