(Yes, you absolutely should get together and rehearse before the performance!) During the run-through, listen for issues like notes out of the singer’s range, and whether the timbre (tonal quality) of their voice changes unpleasantly when they hit certain notes. Often, you and/or the singer won’t know there’s a need to transpose until you do your first run-through of the song during rehearsal. Here are some helpful tips on how to do it. On acoustic piano, however, the process is quite a bit more challenging. ( This video covers the basics.) Just be sure to reset the transposition value back to 0 when you’re done playing the song! After you set the amount up or down by the desired number of semitones, you simply keep playing in the written key, and the instrument will do the rest for you. On a digital keyboard or piano, transposition is easy: all you have to do is press a button (usually labeled “Transpose”). Either way, to help them sound their best, you’ll need to change the key - a process called transposing.
If the song travels very near or even below the lower end of their range, you’ll want to move it up. If they are having trouble hitting higher notes, you’ll want to move the key down.
Perhaps some of the highest (or lowest) notes are just a bit out of their range, or maybe a female singer wants to perform a song originally written for by a male singer, or vice versa. However, there will probably be times when the song they choose will not fit their vocal range if played in the original key (i.e., the one used in the recording). As a keyboardist, you will likely be called upon to accompany a vocalist on occasion.
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