How to Modulate - Music Theory

Thank You so much 🙏🏻❤

Great and simple video!

hello, for the 2nd chord in A major, why is it not chord IIIc and it is V7d?

Absolutely excellent thank you very much 🙏

Slap me silly and call me stupid. WOWzers, that seems so SIMPLE. Thanks Squire! xo

Hi Gareth.

I'm composing a piece (ABACA)that modulated from Am to Dm to Am to Gm to Am. For Am to Dm I'm using Dm as the pivot chord (IV and I) which sounds fine but I'm a bit concerned that it's the end of a section but doesn't follow a conventional cadence. (I'm finishing VI - IV).

My other option was to finish on the tonal center (Am) and start the Dm section on Am (V) but that sounded like too 'hard' a cadence with a stop/start feeling I didn't want.

Am I right to prioritise the modulation over a formal cadence? My ears say 'yes' but I thought I'd check if I'm missing anything!

Thanks as always for your great videos

Steve

I have followed most of your videos on modulation. It seems to me that there are a few characteristics of modulation - different types. 1. The type where there is an abrupt change - maybe to shock - or just to raise tension. Typically a rise by a semitone or a tone. Often in pop music towards the end of a piece. Type 2: more subtle where the modulation may not be noticed - nothing too obvious. Also often modulation raises the pitch of the tonic. One thing I've often wondered - if there's a sequence to go from key 1 to key2, does reversing the order work? I suspect not always - or at least not always well. If the tonic key has been raised by a modulation, what is the best way to go lower again?

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Guitar player here, thanks for confirming this for me. I kind of figured this on my own but didn't know it was a method. Figured A Minor scale to A Harmonic minor to D Harmonic Minor goes well together. A ton of "pivot chords".

💛thanks

Sir please if you in Gmajor and you are to modulate to the relative minor will you use sharp or flat?

Brilliant, thank you!

So, in the original key, use either a 1,3,5 or 6 to modulate to that key

Amazing! And a beautiful little peice youve written here too, thankyou :)

this was really useful, thanks!

I hope u will make another video for me to understand

I don't understand what u are playing..

This is so awesome! Thanks!

Great video. Is there any ''rules'' where to modulate? As long as you use the pivot and it sounds okay it's fine? Theory wise i mean. If it sounds good, it usually is good right :D ? I listen to heavier music like Mastodon and Death and i sometimes wonder why they go to certain places when the key changes. And Mastodon does alot of harmonies by raising or lowering the melody shape 5 half steps so does it mean there are two different keys in play at those sections? You understand what i mean? :D

Just brilliantly simple! Thank you

i have some qusetion sir , if we not use in triad but we're using in 7th chords. Which is chord V was a dominant chord. Did they still could be a pivot chords ? , THNKS FOR YOUR LESSON!!

Hi, great video! I was wondering whether we could use a pivot chord to modulate from a mjor key to its relative minor. For example, from A major to Fsharp minor.

I can't thank you enough, sir!

excellent as usual. Modulation is an art within an art.

Thank you!

Hi, I want to ask if I was to modulate from A minor to D minor, would the only pivot chord available be D minor itself?

Marvellous explanation, I need to modulate to the Dominant Key for the Second Motiv in the sonata form, so that helps greatly!

When modulating between two minor keys, I assume the pivot chord does need to be avaiable in both harmonic versions of the scales, doesn't it? E.g. when I modulate from A minor to E minor, I couldn't choose a chord that includes a "d" because it's natural in A minor, but raised in harmonic E minor.

This video was useful . Can you make another video about recognizing a modulate in a piece

Great Video I have a question do I have to change the Key signature when I want to modulate?

I wish I could buy all of your courses. Unfortunately I live in Iran and with all these sanctions and extreme inflation I can't afford anything substantial. Thanks for making these videos available though

Thank you so much you explain very well

Yes Gareth quite straight forward and understood. Thanks again.

I'm just here so I can modulate the key to not debate with Alexander.

NICE

The tonic become fourth chord for modulation.
We cannot use fifth because perfect cadence will end music before you go new key.

Thanks!

From Egypt you're great

You’re great.
And I am a driver, but from 20th century America, so I have no clue what this “clutch” apparatus is that you mention at the top of the video. 😂

Great explanation. It’s actually quite simple. Thanks!

Is there any SW to assist with modulation? Ideally the SW should allow entering the last few chords before the point where modulation should start, setting the length in bars and beats for the modulation to happen, setting the target key and should then suggest different chord progressions / arpgeggios for the modulation.

Very good. Simple to the point and great analogy

Usually the dominant before the new key.

Sir, why we are saying P4 and P5 as 'Perfect'? Sir, can you give perfect answer for the reason of the 'Perfect'? 😊🌹

Way to explain this. Thank you so much.

thank you! glad that i found this channel (¯▿¯)

Chord modulate is not problem but what if you want modulate melody in different key?

Thanks a lot ❤️

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