Issue 4075: Doc: Correct the instrumentTransposition setting in NR 2.1.6

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / notation / vocal.itely

diff --git a/Documentation/notation/vocal.itely b/Documentation/notation/vocal.itely
index 2a3f89d7eccb2c3f6d7ab3d79c1a6ce87d6b1077..912378ab0877cede4d7fa8d02fc0fc68d1a076bc 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/notation/vocal.itely
+++ b/Documentation/notation/vocal.itely
@@ -2575,11 +2575,13 @@ c c c
 Alternatively, if there are many character changes, it may be
 easier to set up @qq{instrument} definitions for each character at
 the top level so that @code{\instrumentSwitch} can be used to
-indicate each change.
+indicate each change.  As notes for vocal parts are usually entered
+at sounding pitch no instrument transposition is required, even
+when, as here, the tenor line is printed an octave higher.
 
 @lilypond[quote,verbatim]
 \addInstrumentDefinition #"kaspar"
-  #`((instrumentTransposition . ,(ly:make-pitch -1 0 0))
+  #`((instrumentTransposition . ,(ly:make-pitch 0 0 0))
      (shortInstrumentName . "Kas.")
      (clefGlyph . "clefs.G")
      (clefTransposition . -7)