Brainlag MusicTwo phrases, a half-way close and a modulation: the plan before the notes.
Two phrases
An 8-bar melody is two 4-bar phrases. The first stays in the home key and closes on a note of chord V at bar 4. The second moves to the new key and closes there.
At Grade 7 the new key is often minor: the relative, or the relative of the dominant or subdominant. Its leading note is an accidental: bring it in from bar 5 or 6 and let it rise to the new tonic.
The rest of this lesson and its 5 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.
Screen 1 of 2, free to read.
- 5 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
- Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards