Adam Pascal and Wicked Song Transposition

I usually always sing songs in their original key. I hate transposing things, I just feel wrong doing it.

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"I usually always sing songs in their original key. I hate transposing things, I just feel wrong doing it."

You shouldn't feel wrong about it. Most songs are written in an "open for negotiation" key and then changed for the performer who originates the role.

I try not to, but I've done it once or twice.

"(Sorry for the title, but no one was looking at this with the boring 'Transposition' title)" And thank you for the chuckle...

There are really no "set-in-stone" transposition rules. You've gotta do it by ear. If it sounds good in that key, go for it. But I'd get a second opinion first just to make sure it sounds ok.

True.

I agree that if a song is in a bad key for you, you shouldn't try singing it anyway-- unless the song is very right for the role you're auditioning for (i.e. I used CORNER OF THE SKY as my audition only once-- when I auditioned, and got the title role, in "Joseph..."), but I sang that in the original key.

To transpose a song, also, you can get a MIDI of the song-- use a sheet music writer on the computer to transpose it, then convert the MIDI in the new key to a WAV and use that accompaniment CD at the audition.

I also don't know if anyone just transposes to a specific key-- to transpose the song is to move it into a comfortable key for your voice, not whatever key you like singing in (I don't know anyone who has 'a key').

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