Hi all,

I play piano from lead sheets and my daughter wants to try a duet with me. She plays the clarinet and the sax.

How can we do that?

Jack

Is it a Bflat clarinet? If so, then when she plays a c on the clarinet, you play bflat on the piano, a whole note lower.

This may be of interest.
http://www.wikihow.com/Transpose-from-a-Piano-Score-to-B-Flat-Instruments

You can get a Bb Realbook.

Hi,

Most common clarinets are in Bb (but not all clarinets). So if there's a C on the score you'll play a C on the piano but she'll actually be playing a Bb. So you need to write out a second scores with every note shifted by two semitones. So if her score says D the note she plays will then match a C on your piano score.

Tenors saxes are also in Bb, so the same applies. But altos saxes are in Eb, so there's a bigger adjustment needed.

Some players apparently learn to transpose as they read, but it's much easier to just write out two different scores.

There will be all kinds of "clarinet solo" (with piano accompaniment) (or sax solo) literature at music stores that cater to instrumental music (or, you could try sheetmusicplus.com). The problem, just in case this applies to you, is that the piano parts usually assume a fairly experienced player.

I have two kids, one who just started tenor sax and one who studies piano. I found a piece for them to work on where both parts pretty much assume the same level of player.

Then again, if you want to go the lead sheet route, as Wavelength suggests, the Bb Real Book is a good choice. There is also a book called the "Real Easy Book" (by Sher Music, available for Bb instruments) that has a number a really good jazz classics that are accessible for novices. There are also chord voicings and (I think) comping rhythms suggested for pianists.