Modulation Know: How to modulate in music Understand: How scales relate to modulation Be able to: Compose using 3 types of modulation
Perform Whole lotta love (below) Listen to: Whole lotta love (Image below) Perform Whole lotta love (below) E E E E E E E B D B D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E F# G# A B C# D# E E … … … … … … E Decode: The key of E major – Why? Look at Whole lotta love. E … … … … … … E E F# G# A B C# D# E Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII Tonic Supertonic Mediant Sub dominant Dominant Sub-mediant Relative minor Leading tone Octave
Listen to: Living on a prayer (Image below) Whoa! We’re half way there… Listen to this song - what’s the difference between the two times you hear those words? That’s modulation! Now some up modulation in a sentence. Question: How many times does Beyonce modulate?
TASK: Roman numeral Whole lotta love. B D B D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E F# G# A B C# D# E Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII Tonic Supertonic Mediant Sub dominant Dominant Sub-mediant Relative minor Leading tone Octave Numerals B = … D = … E = …
GCSE coursework and listening exam For your listening exam and your coursework AQA expect you to be able to aurally detect 3 types of modulation: Modulate to the Dominant – When a piece of music changes to the key of the 5th chord. Modulate to the Sub-Dominant - When a piece of music changes to the key of the 4th chord. Modulate to the Relative minor - When a piece of music changes to the key of the 6th chord.
B … … … … … … B B C# D# E F# G# A# B F# V = … A B I = … TASK: Modulate to the Dominant. (In E what’s the dominant?) B … … … … … … B B C# D# E F# G# A# B Numerals F# A B V = … VIIb = … I = … Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII Tonic Supertonic Mediant Sub dominant Dominant Sub-mediant Relative minor Leading tone Octave TASK: Play 2 bars of Whole lotta love in E then 2 bars modulated to B TIP: Use the Roman numerals from the previous task
B C# D# E F# G# A# B V = F# I = B TASK: Modulate to the Dominant. (In E what’s the dominant?) B C# D# E F# G# A# B Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII Tonic Supertonic Mediant Sub dominant Dominant Sub-mediant Relative minor Leading tone Octave Numerals V = F# VIIb = A I = B TASK: Play 2 bars of Whole lotta love in E then 2 bars modulated to B TIP: Use the Roman numerals from the previous task
TASK: Modulate to the Sub dominant. (In E what’s the dominant?) A B C# D E F# G# A Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII Tonic Supertonic Mediant Sub dominant Dominant Sub-mediant Relative minor Leading tone Octave Numerals V = E VIIb = G I = A TASK: Play 2 bars of Whole lotta love in E then 2 bars modulated to A TIP: Use the Roman numerals from the previous task
C# D# F F# G# A# C C# V = G# I = C# TASK: Modulate to the Relative Minor. (In E what’s the dominant?) C# D# F F# G# A# C C# Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII Tonic Supertonic Mediant Sub dominant Dominant Sub-mediant Relative minor Leading tone Octave Numerals V = G# VIIb = B I = C# TASK: Play 2 bars of Whole lotta love in E then 2 bars modulated to C# TIP: Use the Roman numerals from the previous task
ANALYSE: Walk the line – Johnny Cash This song is a perfect example of modulation, It starts in the Key of F and then moves to Bb. QUESTION: How is Bb relevant to the key of F? QUESTION: Johnny moves from Bb to Eb- how are they related? QUESTION: Johnny then goes back to Bb- relation?
ANALYSE: Walk the line – Johnny Cash
TASK 1: Compose your own 4 note riff (single line melody) F G A Bb C D E F F … … … … … … F Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII Tonic Supertonic Mediant Sub dominant Dominant Sub-mediant Relative minor Leading tone Octave TASK 2: Modulate to the dominant TASK 3: Modulate to the relative minor
COMPOSITION: SELF ASSESSMENT Added vocals!! Modulate twice nice and smoothly Modulate once without conviction Play 4 chords or riff Can play in time with group