This means that a scale written in C major in sheet music actually sounds as a B♭ major scale when played on the B-flat clarinet—that is, notes sound a whole tone lower than written.
This means that one of the 12 notes (C, D flat, D, etc.) sounds like the “home note”.
This means that one of the 12 notes (C, D flat, D, etc.) sounds like the “home note”.
Rewrite the sentence to be simpler: This means that a scale written in C major in sheet music actually sounds as a B♭ major scale when played on the B-flat clarinet—that is, notes sound a whole tone lower than written. Output: