I just want to know what are the ranges of each instrument... so it can help me compose music that is suitable for them. Here are some i want to know (please tell me what kind of intrument like Bb Clarinet or Bass clarinet and such):
Trumpet
Clarinet
Saxaphone
Flute
Oboe

Also, if you do play an instrument, tell me the highest note you can play and the lowest and also what clef it is in... much appreciated!

Your average clarinet has a range from "E" in the leger lines below the staff to about an "F" or "F#" in the leger lines above the staff. Many clarinetists can get to the "C" above that but it isn't a good place to be putting runs. Keep most technically hard stuff at the first "C" above the staff. Other than that it's fairly comfortable everywhere else except on the break. If you can, don't write too many runs around the "B" and "C" in the middle of the staff but most clarinetists have years of experience trying to get around this problem.

The bass C;arinet is almost the same as the clarinet except it can go to the low "Eb" below the staff and sometimes the low "C".

The Alto, Tenor and Soprano saxophones can only play to the "Bb" below the staff. Baritone Saxes can play to an "A" below the staff and sometimes to a low "G". No saxes that I know of can play above an "F#" above the staff without using Altissimo fingerings. It's best just to keep the notesbelow the high "F" and above the low "C" if you can (except with the Bari).

As I haven't really played the trumpet, all I know for sure is it's best to keep it above the low "Bb" ir "A" and, unless you're writing it for a good trumpet player, don't go much above the "G" directly above the staff.

I can't help you with the flute or oboe but I'm sure someone else can. If you need clarification or futer information on the Saxes or Clarinets just PM me.

Edit: All notes I mentioned were in the instruments respective keys and all trumpets, clarinets and saxophones play in treble clef.

The violin can go as low as the G below middle C. The highest note is undetermined by most skilled players... everyone can reach different notes... even past the fingerboard altogether. So I've looked it up and most places say it's undetermined...

(Obviously the violin is always in treble clef) Actually, the highest note I've ever seen written out was two octaved above high E (as in three octaves above the E string itself). :blink:

The average Trumpet range starts below the staff on a low G#, to an above the staff C.

It's physical range is a below the staff low G# (or if petal toning, below the staff, double low G#) to, um... well, as high as it can go. The highest I reached was an above the staff double high F (I still haven't recovered X_X ) the lowest was a petal tone double low C).

The most commonly used parcal (sp?) is a mid-staffed G to an above staff C.

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All notes are not transposed for the instrument.

flute goes from low C (one octave below the staff) to high C (two octaves above the staff)..i think :blink: but generally most songs dont go above high A and the notes below the staff are rarely used..unless you have alot of other flutes playing the part because its very quiet when the flute goes that low...and very difficult to play

flute and piano

only two ive got round to learnng, need to learn a string and a brass instrement.
thinking cello for string not sure about brass though

Ranges for oboes are from Bb (below the staff) to F (above the staff) treble clef

The average clarinet is a Bb clarinet i guess. I play a soprano Bb clarinet and it can go from the middle D in the Bass Clef to F [four spaces] above the Treble Clef. The notes I mentioned are in concert pitch. I don't know exactly what the ranges for bass and contrabass clarinets are, but they seem to be: 1 octave lower for bass and 2 octaves lower for the contrabass clarinet.

I know most of you play piano. I don't. Would anyone be nice enough to tell me the range for a grand piano?

for a grand piano depends on how big the piano you buy. but all i know is that the piano has the highest range any instrument can go and the lowest the lower instruments can go.... that's why its best to learn piano first......

Err, I guess you can tell me the range for the grand piano that you think most people have.

I have something to ask and I think this is the right topic to ask my question. ^_^

You see, I've got a friend of mine who's in India right now and he promised me to buy me a pan flute there, since it's much more cheaper. And he bought one; 1 1/2 octave and chromatic pan flute, about 6000-something Indian money, which is about 39/40$ Canadian. Of course I'm going to pay him back, but I would like to do something for him in order to thank him even more. And guess what ? He's a clarinetist, started last year. He's in love with Clarinet. Well, then, I thought I'd make him many arrangements for clarinet solo of the songs he likes. The problem is; how do I transpose the piano pieces or guitar pieces on an average Bb Clarinet ? Is there anything else I have to take in consideration ?

And also, if anyones knows where I can find good, yet not-too-hard guitar pieces, most likely classical, or somethings like that; pieces that are usually played on an acoustic guitar. I have an electric guitar but I'm sure those kind of acoustic pieces can be as well played on an electric too.

Thank you very much :D

Basically, you need to take the piano or guittar music up a full tone. The easiest way to do this is change the key and take the notes up one step (line to space or vice versa). To change the key either add two sharps or take away two flats, essentially just take the name of the key up a full tone (key of G becomes A).

When arranging for a clarinet try to avoid putting runs right on the break (the middle of the sraff) and just avoid going much above the high C (in the leger lines above the staff). Other than that, the clarinet is versatile enough to handle most of what you throw at it.

Piano does not go higher than all instruments, and many instruments go much lower than the piano as well...

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M basically said it for the trumpets. Going below the low G# seems impossible without other techniques. You can usually be fairly safe with an A above the staff for trumpets if you're aiming at lower end of highschool level, probably C for some more experienced players. The highest I've personally went was an E above the staff, and that was a squeezed note, but my range is relatively poor compared to others who's played the same time as me...