Scale Degrees & Transposition

1) Leonard Bernstein, “Tonight,” mm. 1–8, from West Side Story (1957) 

Directions: Transpose this melody into B♭M and DM. [Image | MuseScore | YouTube: 2:07–2:20]

2) Josephine Lang, No. 4, “Im Frühling,” mm. 7–10, from 6 Lieder, Op. 10, No. 4 (1841)

Directions: Transpose this melody into D♭M, GM, or EbM. [Image | MuseScore | mp3]

1) Joseph Bologne, String Quartet Op.1,  No. 5, Movt. 1, mm. 1–4 (1771)

Directions: Transpose this melody into Em and Dm. [PDF | Image | MuseScore | YouTube: 25:26–25:34]

2) Farid El-Atrache, “Kahramana,” mm. 5–8, from Afrita Hanem (1949)

Directions: Transpose this melody into Bm and Fm [PDF | Image | MuseScore | YouTube: 0:11–0:53]

3) Muhammed Abd el-Wahhab, “Aziza,” mm. 1–8, from Aziza (1954)

Directions: Transpose this melody into Bm and Gm. [PDF | Image | MuseScore | YouTube: 0:00–0:30]

4) Unknown, “Üsküdar'a gider iken,” mm. 1–8, intro, Turkish folk song from Istanbul

Directions: Transpose this melody into Dm and F#m. [PDF | Image | MuseScore | YouTube: 0:30–0:50]

5) Charbel Rouhana & The Beirut Oriental Ensemble, “Clin D'oeil,” mm. 9–13, from Handmade (2009)

Directions: Transpose this melody into two other minor keys. [PDF | Image | MuseScore | YouTube: 0:46–1:08]

1) Koji Kondo, “Overworld Theme,” mm. 7–14, from Super Mario Bros (1985)

Directions: Transpose the melody into the key of G major and E-flat major. [Image | YouTube: 0:11–0:21]

2) Koji Kondo, “Overworld Theme,” mm. 43–53, from Super Mario Bros (1985)

Directions: Transpose the melody into the key of C major and E major. [Image]

3) Muhammed al-Qassabji, “Zikrayati,” mm. 1–16 (1944)

Directions: Transpose this melody into two minor keys.  [PDF | Image | MuseScore | YouTube: 0:29–1:02]