Grade 7 Music Theory, Unit 6, Lesson 3 of 7
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To the dominant

Music theory, Modulation, 10 minutes

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The commonest modulation: one sharp more, or one flat fewer.

One sharp more

C major
G major: one sharp more

Moving to the dominant, the new key has one more sharp (or one fewer flat). That new accidental is the new key's leading note: in C major moving to G major, F sharp.

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