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January 25, 2021

Modulation

To modulate means to move from one key to another. This involves a change in what the listener perceives to be the tonic chord. This means that the qualities of the tonic chord must thus be ...
January 18, 2021

Key Relationships

The more notes that two keys share in common, the closer the felt relationship between them. Therefore, because C major uses the same set of notes as A minor, the two keys are related in the...
January 11, 2021

Functional harmony key system

Each such scale is built upon a principle note, which is called the tonic or keynote. The tonic is the first degree of the scale. Both the major and the minor scales of a given key take the ...
January 4, 2021

Use of function in cadence

A cadence is the characteristic way in which a musical phrase, section, or entire piece of music comes to a close. This feeling of a natural ending is called cadence. The longer you take to ...
December 28, 2020

Secondary Triads

Chords exclusive of the three primary triads, are usually called secondary triads. They enable the creation of more complex chord progressions—that is, chord progressions that use a wider an...
December 21, 2020

Primary Triads

Three chords are considered to perform primary functions. The triads built on the tonic, subdominant, and dominant are often referred to as the primary triads because of their strong relatio...

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Modulation