Grade 7 Music Theory, Unit 6, Lesson 4 of 7
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To the subdominant

Music theory, Modulation, 10 minutes

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One flat more, or one sharp fewer: the new key's subdominant appears.

One flat more

C major
F major: one flat more

Moving to the subdominant, the new key has one more flat (or one fewer sharp). In C major moving to F major, B flat appears: the new key's subdominant.

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Because the tonic of the old key is V of the new one, the music needs the new key's V7 and a clear cadence there to settle.

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