Grade 8 Music Theory, Unit 7, Lesson 2 of 5
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The pivot and the new key

Music theory, Extended analysis, 12 minutes

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Naming the pivot chord in both keys inside a printed passage.

Two names

The pivot is the last chord common to both keys before the new accidental.

Name its root from each tonic in turn.

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