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You need to transpose notes when the instrument you're composing for/playing is in a different key. The flute is in "C", as is the piano and the violin. You don't need to worry about transposing for these instruments.

To answer your question though: some instruments play in different keys than than others. A soprano clarinet is in the key of B flat: A C flat played on the clarinet will SOUND like a concert B flat, the way a B flat played on the piano sounds. Notes on the clarinet must be played one whole step higher in order to sound the same as concert pitches. This adjustment composers and sometimes instrumentalists make is transposing. I hope this explanation makes sense!

Er, well, I was taught that transposing meant you change the key of a piece. Moving everything up or down however many steps/half-steps. I think what you are trying to say is arranging maybe?

Anyways, the melody or piece or whatever of the flute would be the same on violin, assuming they both can play it, you don't need to transpose anything.

So ya.

So on the 5th line (very bottom line) on the staff on the treble clef should it be D OR E? ON THE LINE NOT THE SPACE BELOW IT

Also I think I resolved this problem but I think my teacher might have screwed this up to. On the bass clef on the first line (very top line) on the staff should it be A OR B? ON THE LINE NOT THE SPACE ABOVE IT.

The Throwback isn't out of production. I just picked up a case today, as a matter of fact.

I think it's wrong to hit a guy in the balls regardless. That's about the lowest of the low.