Transposing: by interval

This entry discusses the transposition of the music in selected measures up or down. If you’re interested in transposing the key of a section, see Transposing: changing key. If you want to find out about transposing instruments, see Transposing instruments.

To transpose a region

1. Click the Selection tool   and select a region. See Selecting music for some region-selecting shortcuts.
2. Choose Transpose from the Utilities Menu. The Transposition dialog box appears.
3. Specify the desired transposition, including Up or Down. If you’re performing a chromatic transposition, choose Chromatically from the upper-right radio buttons. You’ll notice that the Interval popup menu changes to list chromatic intervals—Minor Sixth, Diminished Fifth, and so on. See Transposition dialog box for more information.
4. Click OK (or press return). To undo the transposition, choose Undo from the Edit menu (or press command-Z).

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