MusicYears 3–5Theory

Transposition at the octave

Transpose a melody from treble to bass clef (or vice versa) at the octave

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a little bird 🐦 singing a tune. Now pretend a big owl 🦉 sings the SAME tune but much lower — that's transposition at the octave!

  2. 2

    How many steps lower does the owl sing? 🦉

  3. 3

    Tap the keys to play a tune, then tap 8 keys lower to play it again! 🎹

  4. 4

    Let's move a tune up an octave together! 🎶

  5. 5

    If you start on D and go up an octave, which note do you land on? 🎵

  6. 6

    Now you try! Move this little melody up one octave. 🎶

  7. 7

    What happens to the tune when you move it up an octave? 🎵

Practise Transposition at the octave with Whizlo

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