TopicPosted on 06/29/2016 at 03:03:49[Getting started] The Role of Cadence and Characteristic Notes in Modulation
It's not uncommon for a composer/songwriter to feel the need to leave the original key of the song he's writing and go explore some other ones. There are many reasons for that: to change the mood (i.e. the key!) of the song, to catch the attention of the listener, to create surprises, etc. And this is where the principle of modulation, which we will be discussing in the following articles, comes in.