How Do I Change Key? Five Ways To Modulate In Style || Piano Questions Answered
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 Published On Apr 25, 2018

In this episode of Piano Questions Answered I'm looking at some of the ways that you can move from one key to another - otherwise known as key modulation.

*Tutorials referenced*
The concept of musical key:    • How To Play Piano for Beginners, Less...  
All the basic piano chords in one epic tutorial:    • All the basic piano chords in one epi...  
Chord theory epic:    • Chord theory epic: functional harmony...  

The tutorial covers five specific techniques: moving between relative keys and parallel keys; jumping keys; using the circle of fifths and using pivot chords. I also discuss how you go about deciding when a key change is actually a key change and when it might just be a brief diversion away from the natural chords of the home key you're using.

You'll find this tutorial useful if you interested in songwriting and composition, if you're learning about music production or if you just want to spice up your piano improvisations with the occasional key change.

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00:00 Basics and background theory
3:23 1. Moving between relative keys
7:38 2. Moving between parallel keys
11:32 3. Moving up a semitone or whole tone (“The Disney Key Change”)
13:48 4. Using the circle of fifths
16:45 5. Using a pivot chord
21:44 How do I KNOW if I've changed key?
25:05 What next?

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