Modulation
Establishing a new home key, usually through a pivot chord and confirmed by a cadence.
- Category
- Chords and harmony
- First taught in
- 7.1 Hear a change of key
- Theory cards
- Modulation to related keys (Level 7)
- Modulating at the keyboard (Level 9)
In the lessons
5 lessons and 5 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 7.1 | Hear a change of keyInvention No. 3 in D major, BWV 774, Johann Sebastian Bach |
| 9.5 | Follow a distant key changeWaltz in A-flat major, Op. 64 No. 3, Frédéric Chopin |
| 9.10 | Play with clear harmonic directionPiano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1: I. Allegro molto e con brio, Ludwig van Beethoven |
| 10.1 | Hear an enharmonic key changePolonaise in C-sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1, Frédéric Chopin |
| 10.9 | Improvise a short preludeMazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4, Frédéric Chopin |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 7.1 | V of V |
| 9.5 | A tonal answer |
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