?Question for those who play in all keys?

[ManofPraise]

For those of you who play in all keys do ya'll learn each song in every key or in the original key it was sung in?

          ManofPraise

[Val215]

Genarally I play the songs in the original key because the director learns it that way. It's very rare that she teaches a song to the choir in a key other than the original version. There are some songs for my male choir that I learn in different keys due to the fact that the original key may be too high or too low. As far as hymns, I can play those in different keys (without the transpose button )

[cas10a]

When I practice like I should, I learn a song in the original key, then 3 other keys going up by fourths for each key.  Usually moving a half-step or whole-step is not that difficult when playing, but starting to play a song that is 2 or 3 steps up from the original key can be alot harder if you are unfamiliar with the progressions in whatever key other than the original.

[Mysteryman]

I learn the song in the orginal key but sometimes I keep the progression in my head because I never know when someone will sing it in another key. Im still trying to get on track learning every song in every key. But thats why when I practice I practice progressions in every key.

[T-Block]

I start with the original key.  Once I get the pattern, I can pretty much play it in every key.  I'll still have to practice it in order to play it good as in the orginal key.

[ES7Mike]

Once I learn the song in the original key, I can play it in any other key.

[ManofPraise]

Thanks for the posts.