Demystifying Music Modulation: Types and Examples

Exploring the main types of modulation in popular and classical music, and providing clear examples to help demystify this concept for both beginners and seasoned musicians.

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[danielo]

Please keep going with the modulation videos. Nobody is explaining Modulation properly on the internet. This video is invaluable. Thanks

[marktapley]

Thanks for this instruction. Self learners often work on increasing proficiency with technical pieces like Czerny but hardly delve into anything but the notes on the page. You have cracked the door open to another dimension of music never explored.

[nickk]

Thank You for the wonderful way of explaining this to me. I have a little trouble with the concepts of jazz theory. I just don't quit have my mind wrapped around it yet. So learning it described in this manner really helps! Regards!

[Gardener]

Excellent!
It would be great to do more like this, especially focusing on specific composers.

[CarlosMartinez-grrp]

Thanks a lot for the Chopin Cm example! At least I understand what happens there. How does he come back to Cm though?

I just discovered your channel: you are a great teacher, I think your channel is among the best in terms of quality, up there with Music Matters and David Benett. I cannot wait to learn more of this useful stuff for my own music productions.

[hugovandermeer]

As a former drum kit player I have recently taken up tenor sax. As a drummer I was never exposed to music theory nor reading music, other than drum notation which is a different type of note reading. Therefore, with the sax I'm on the theory journey plus reading music notation and trying to understand another musical language is proving challenging, your tutorial has shed light on the mystery of modulation for me. Thank you, and I trust there is more in the pipeline.👍

[lawrencetaylor]

I've known about this for a while, but my keyboard skills weren't advanced enough to apply it. That's changing, and this comes at a good time.
You mentioned Gordon Lightfoot and the Edmond Fitzgerald. Did you know that every cent he's made from royalties has gone to the families of the crew?
Much respect to Gordon.

[jbrupam]

Thank you, Sir. I learned the different modulation names and processes.
It would be more beneficial to provide the sheet music of the examples you cited.
Love from
India

[NiclasKarlssonguitarswe]

Excellent video but the Mozart example, a minor to C major is parallel mode. Is that really a modulation? But there's a part when it modulates to A major later on.

[seanonel]

3:20 Yes, but what if your example is a *_true_* modulation resolving to a borrowed chord from the previous key, with the borrowed chord actually receiving the tonicisation treatment?

[tomhynes]

Can’t agree with you on the Elton John modulation.
It’s using the Parallel Minor key.
Don’t get too angry. I also correct Beato. 😂

[MT-xbts]

Here you are in the key of C, and now you are in KFC. What a modulation.

[rebanelson]

I didn't know most of this - I'm self taught. This was very informative!

[SuperMalletMAn]

Thanks for this one. A great Sunday morning class for me❤