Hey I told yall it was probably a dumb question...No offense to you guys but a baby doesn't come out of the womb walking...you have to crawl before you walk...I haven't been playing very long at all...that's why this website exists...LEARNGOSPELMUSIC....So yes, as I said I am learning how to play in every key but right now I have to do what I have to do because I play for a church now...
That has nothing to do with transposing. Since a baby has to crawl before it walks, then u should start practicing in one key at a time. Then, once u can play in all keys, then try to play in a service.
Believe me T-Block, I am one who discourages
transposing. However the reality is that most of us began playing with the praise and worship team without being properly equipped in music theory. In fact, a lot of musicians find themselves in a position where suddenly they have to learn more about music theory for one reason or another.
I learned that non-musicians really don't understand how much work and knowledge it takes to go through a praise and worship set. In their eyes, if you can play an instrument, then you should be able to play pretty much any song. They don't realize that for those of us who play the keyboard or piano, changing the
key of the song might make all the difference as to whether or not we are able to play the song.
Therefore, each musician will respond to the responsibilities and the expectations that are placed upon him or her. I was expected to play each song in the key that we were singing it in, so if I didn't know that particular key, I used the dreaded
transpose button,
BUT, my attitude was that I was gonna practice the keys that I didn't know, until I grew confident in those keys.
I said all that to say this, "
I believe that it's the attitude of the musician concerning using the transpose button that really matters ..." Transposing for convenience or out of necessity, that's really the question ... God bless ... BroAllan
