Modulation
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Simple diatonic modulations (using a single melodic line) from any given major key, not exceeding two sharps and two flats, to any of its closely related keys (dominant and subdominant).
- Determine the key of a given melody and its modulation.
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- Practice question 1
A melody that modulates to its dominant key specifically often introduces the
- A.exact same key signature as the original tonic key, with no change of any kind
- B.raised seventh degree (leading note) of that new key
- C.lowered third degree of the new key, a feature instead associated with a minor key
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to introducing the raised seventh degree of the new key
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B. raised seventh degree (leading note) of that new key
A melody that modulates to its dominant key specifically often introduces the raised seventh degree (leading note) of the new key.
- Practice question 2
A melody in D major modulating to its subdominant key specifically would modulate to
- A.A major, a key that would instead represent modulation to the dominant, not the subdominant
- B.G major
- C.B minor, a key that is instead the relative minor of D major, not its subdominant
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to modulating to G major from the key of D major
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B. G major
A melody in D major modulating to its subdominant key specifically would modulate to G major.
- Practice question 3
A melody that modulates to its subdominant key specifically often introduces a new,
- A.a factor entirely unrelated to introducing a new flattened note
- B.raised seventh degree, a feature instead typically introduced by modulation to the dominant
- C.flattened note not found in the original tonic key
- D.sharpened note not found in the original tonic key, the reverse of the typical change
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C. flattened note not found in the original tonic key
A melody that modulates to its subdominant key specifically often introduces a new, flattened note not found in the tonic key.
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