modulation
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transition where a piece of music shifts between keys
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Example of modulation from the tonic to the dominant.Play Key signature change example: C major to C minor.
In music, modulation is the change from one tonality (tonic, or tonal center) to another. This may or may not be accompanied by a change in key signature (a key change). Modulations articulate or create the structure or form of many pieces, as well as add interest. Treatment of a non-tonic chord as a temporary tonic, for less than a phrase, is considered tonicization.
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