Composition 105: Modulation

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  • @AnneKathrinDernComposer
    @AnneKathrinDernComposer  Рік тому +98

    Since there’s some confusion: When I say G-major 7 I mean G7 / Dominant 7, not G-major with a major 7 (Gmaj7). All 7-chords in this video are dominant 7 chords, there’s not a single major 7. The reason I tried to avoid Dominant7 and other functional terms is because ppl without a theory background don’t know what that is. So the major is simply referring to the chord, not the 7. Additionally, in Germany (where I first learned about harmony), we don't use the same word for the chord and the intervals. Chords are classified as Dur and Moll whereas intervals are classified with major and minor. Old habits and all...

    • @AtlasBenighted
      @AtlasBenighted Рік тому +11

      Pin this comment so everybody can see it on top. Otherwise, you are going to get asked the same thing 1 trillion times 😆

    • @AnneKathrinDernComposer
      @AnneKathrinDernComposer  Рік тому +8

      @@AtlasBenighted Ah thank you! I thought I had pinned it but apparently not. 😅

    • @WhiteDove73-888
      @WhiteDove73-888 Рік тому

      It is very confusing without explanation

    • @olymoon2008
      @olymoon2008 Рік тому +3

      It's good for you that you pinned this comment but I understood it right in the video. Which is very well done and useful, thank you.

  • @BinarySounds
    @BinarySounds Рік тому +43

    As a hobbyist suffering from chronic key entrapment, you just gave me several 'get out of jail free' cards 😂 Love the new look also.

  • @PasjaMusic
    @PasjaMusic Рік тому +7

    Discovering this channel has been a joy.

  • @fredrikoscar4741
    @fredrikoscar4741 Рік тому +31

    There is no other youtuber as clear! Super professional, though easy to understand! So much know how presented this nicely is not what we are used to find! Fantastic!

  • @JamesNorris9
    @JamesNorris9 Місяць тому

    The single most useful and well thought out video I have ever watched on UA-cam. Thank you so much!

  • @SharmaYelverton
    @SharmaYelverton Рік тому +5

    The 5-6 chord is in jazz parlance a tritone substitution for the dominant of the new key. For those that like to think of it that way. In this case I find the classical theoretical explanation for the 5-6 more convoluted than the jazz theoretical explanation for the tritone sub. Just goes to show there are always multiple ways of think about music theory.

    • @johanneschristopherstahle3395
      @johanneschristopherstahle3395 Рік тому

      Of course there is. And I think it is a good thing that nowadays you can use the simple explanation. Sometimes it can be fun to analyze the function of each chord. In other cases it's just enough to know that it will work when you use it that way.

  • @ObsessiveCostumingDude
    @ObsessiveCostumingDude Рік тому +3

    Thank you as always for this wonderful video.
    So many UA-camrs overcompensate trying to make their videos "interesting" with all kinds of rapid cuts, FX, loud voices, constant attempts at humor, etc., etc. but I enjoy how calm you are in your videos and the relative simplicity of discussion, example, discussion, example, etc. :)

  • @ParadiseProjectsGroup
    @ParadiseProjectsGroup Рік тому +98

    You don't need makeup, you look great.

  • @karlspear6729
    @karlspear6729 Рік тому +2

    I just found this channel and it's pretty cool. I have been playing music as a drummer for 53 years. I'm self-taught and never had any formal training. Since 2006, I've been writing music on the computer, first under the name "Correlate of Consciousness" and lately "27 Goats". I have watched different people teaching theory and am slowly picking stuff up.

  • @davidtaube2123
    @davidtaube2123 Рік тому

    "lower one note in a diminished chord and it becomes a dominant chord" I jumped up went to the keyboard and my mind was blown. I have been playing for 30+ years and never saw that. Thanks

  • @nemanjabogunovic
    @nemanjabogunovic 6 місяців тому +1

    This has officially became my favorite UA-cam channel!!! Passing on knowledge in such an easy and natural way is truly a gift! 🙏❤️

  • @Herfinnur
    @Herfinnur Рік тому +5

    You look equally competent with or without the make-up. Just know that it really doesn't matter. It's your charisma, insights and communication skills that makes you so good at this UA-cam thing.
    I live in Austria but I've never heard of Hollywood Worksop, so thank you for the tip-top tip!
    Edit:
    DamnitI I looked into that workshop. Really interesting and even pretty reasonably priced, but I don't have the days free to go all the way to Vienna and stay overnight 😢

  • @Ueberschaer
    @Ueberschaer Рік тому

    Moin aus Bremen. Sehr instruktives Video, Anne. Danke!

  • @multichannel5739
    @multichannel5739 Рік тому +1

    One of the best compo tutorial ever

  • @EdokLock
    @EdokLock Рік тому +6

    I can't express how grateful I am.
    Thank you for sharing these gems, I respect your work and efforts and wish you the best in your journey

  • @StefanoRean_FilmMusicComposer
    @StefanoRean_FilmMusicComposer Рік тому +1

    21:23 The German 5-6 chord is usually used for dominant double chords that resolve to dominant chords. In this case is a tritone substitution of C# (V of F#) (pretty jazzy)

  • @TrevorKowalskiMusic
    @TrevorKowalskiMusic Рік тому

    was just at the Bloc ⬛ love this overview

  • @stevendevries1395
    @stevendevries1395 Рік тому +1

    Was enjoying a movie on Hallmark channel recently and saw you were the composer. Congratulations. Nice work!!!

  • @subbbass
    @subbbass Рік тому +1

    german 5-6 chord hab ich noch nie gehört. Im Jazz nennen wir das Tritonus-Substitution (weil der Dominatseptakkord mit #11 die gleichen Töne hat, wie der gleiche Akkord um 1 Tritonus versetzt, nur einen anderen Namen/Basston) In meiner Hochschule nannten wir das Rückung im Unterschied zu Modulation, wenn kein "Modulator"-Akkord zwischen Ausgangs- und Zieltonart stand.

  • @CharlesMoore2
    @CharlesMoore2 Рік тому +1

    Only halfway through and totally energized. Fascinating; super useful; beautifully explained and demonstrated. Thank you. 🙏

  • @grobinson9352
    @grobinson9352 Рік тому +1

    Yes you were missed very much...🙂Thank you for this

  • @paulstatezny4185
    @paulstatezny4185 Рік тому +12

    There is so much pure GOLD here!!
    The way you lay out all of these methods and explain conversationally about the nuances and reasoning really makes it accessible and understandable. Just purchased the MIDI. 🙂
    PS: The alt version of the Minor V where you land on Eb major - what a really cool feeling of "pleasant surprise" whenever the melody starts without the chord even changing. (Felt like the "5" and it's suddenly the "1".) Mind blown!

  • @fabianweisenberger
    @fabianweisenberger Рік тому +1

    Thank you Anne very helpful!!! 👌

  • @-sui-
    @-sui- Рік тому +1

    Fantastic video. Modulation always has been fly-by-night for me, and now I feel I could actually do it with purpose.

  • @anatomicallymodernhuman5175
    @anatomicallymodernhuman5175 Рік тому +1

    Terrific refresher. Papa Bach himself wrote parallel 5ths on occasion, even in four-part choral pieces. Sometimes, it’s the lesser evil. Everything is trade-offs, and if it sounds good, it is good.
    Oh. And, yes. We did miss you.

    • @barneyboy2008
      @barneyboy2008 Рік тому

      Not on purpose he didn't. Not given lengths he would go to to avoid them.

  • @arthurchanson5345
    @arthurchanson5345 Рік тому +1

    Very nice and clear, thank you Anne-Kathrin!

  • @HomesickMac
    @HomesickMac Рік тому

    😂

  • @spiral-m
    @spiral-m Рік тому

    I love the mod- through Gm / Fm. Creates mystical ambience. Lovely

  • @kenwiltshire7834
    @kenwiltshire7834 Рік тому +1

    Excellent.

  • @stormvamp
    @stormvamp Рік тому +1

    Thanks from the bottom of my heart !

  • @estebancoestaocupado
    @estebancoestaocupado 6 місяців тому

    Golden summary, an incredible, well thought out and planned class on practical modulation theory. I believe your calmed, down to earth, humble style of explaining things with this clarity shows that you're a top notch professional. This is the kind of content the community needs.

  • @flyingbananapeel6495
    @flyingbananapeel6495 Рік тому

    Awesome video!! I had one professor refer to the sudden type key changes as "Cymbal Crash Modulations".

  • @JeffWardMusic
    @JeffWardMusic Рік тому

    Helpful?! Probably the most useful video I've watched on the subject ever. Seeing it in piano roll really helps crystallise it. Thank you!!

    • @AnneKathrinDernComposer
      @AnneKathrinDernComposer  Рік тому

      Thank you! I keep wondering if the piano roll is more helpful than sheet music but I figured it's something everyone can read (as opposed to sheet music).

  • @GregLassalle2015
    @GregLassalle2015 Рік тому +1

    Yes............missed you Dern. This was, as usual, a great lesson with lots of useful info. I always learn so much from ypour posts. Cannot thank you enough. Wish you blessings. 🙏🏾🌞

  • @tangbigturtle2694
    @tangbigturtle2694 Рік тому

    Couldn't solve a too-long scene and came across this video during dinner....problem solved!!
    Thanks for the great content as usual Anne!

  • @jon_do
    @jon_do Рік тому +2

    Thank you so much, Anne. Very inspirational!

  • @richardmillingtonmusic
    @richardmillingtonmusic Рік тому +4

    Thanks a lot Anne, there's some really useful information here! I always struggled to get my head around the German 5-6 (I learned it as the 'augmented sixth'). I like your way of just remembering it has the same tritone as a regular Dom 7 chord. Much easier to remember! A lot of these modulations sounded lovely as well. Thanks!

  • @JoeBennett-u9s
    @JoeBennett-u9s 11 місяців тому

    Best music tutorial I’ve seen in months. Can’t wait to get started.

  • @ajadrew
    @ajadrew Рік тому

    I've understood more from this video than pretty much everything else I've either watched or read - thank you!

  • @MatthewEverettGates
    @MatthewEverettGates Рік тому +2

    Very clear, dense but easily useable, and a wonderfully elegant use of one theme for demonstration. I appreciate your example of thoroughness in setting out each progression possibility for diminished 7ths, too. Thanks very much!

    • @fretnesbutke3233
      @fretnesbutke3233 Рік тому

      One helpful way I came across for interpreting dim 7ths is to think of all 4 chord tones as potential leading tones for the next harmony.

  • @gusmore26
    @gusmore26 Рік тому

    Lovely lesson. Easily understood. Thank you so much.

  • @StopmotionStudios13
    @StopmotionStudios13 Рік тому

    This is a great video. Havent come across someone talking about all types of modulation like this when browsing yt just yet.

  • @OtelloAzzali
    @OtelloAzzali Рік тому +1

    Hi Anne! This is simply fantastic. True, there is a lot of resources about modulation but you make it so clear and understandable. Many thanks again. Keep going. A big hug from Italy

  • @seanfourie7
    @seanfourie7 Рік тому

    So glad your back Anne-Kathrin

  • @norwalltino
    @norwalltino Рік тому +2

    Modulation to a small third form the main key is very effective and let say natural, Wagner use this much in 'Tannhauser' , 'Tristan and Isolde' and 'Parsifal' it's abseloutly fantastic! Yes you're totally right about modulation, very interesting 🙂

  • @DJKennethA
    @DJKennethA Рік тому

    Thank you for continuing to make these!

  • @karlphillips3035
    @karlphillips3035 Рік тому

    Thanks

  • @AntHawk
    @AntHawk Рік тому +1

    Love your explanations! Please make more composition tutorials!

  • @robduff
    @robduff Рік тому

    Yes, you were missed. Looking great.

  • @trukapipa
    @trukapipa Рік тому

    Welcome back! Enjoyed the post and looking forward to the counterpoint video you mentioned.

  • @kaeleb1968
    @kaeleb1968 Рік тому +2

    Thanks again for these videos. I’ve been thinking about modulation a lot recently, so the timing and usefulness of this was perfect! Also, the no makeup look suits you!

  • @GuitarAnime
    @GuitarAnime Рік тому

    im gonna have to watch this video too many times. thanks!! LOTS of information and resources.

  • @davidsinclair699
    @davidsinclair699 Рік тому +1

    Thanks Anne-Kathrin for a well explained video. I really enjoyed it and learned a lot.

  • @andreasheierre8915
    @andreasheierre8915 Рік тому

    Absolutely brilliant video - thanx!! 🎉

  • @supernerdinc5214
    @supernerdinc5214 Рік тому +1

    Thank you. These are great!

  • @clubedopianobotucatu4144
    @clubedopianobotucatu4144 Рік тому +1

    Valeu!

  • @mkjohnsonmusic
    @mkjohnsonmusic Рік тому

    It's fantastic how clearly you describe aspects of harmonic theory Anne-Kathrin!

  • @olymoon2008
    @olymoon2008 Рік тому

    The minor trick is very interesting, thank you. The entire video is very inspiring and we'll done. Tomorrow I'll exercise these on diferentes already made piece of ideas I have. Big thanks.

  • @carlirwinmusic
    @carlirwinmusic Рік тому

    Regarding Direct Modulation (that's what we called your 'truck driver's shift' in conservatory)... I think your opening remark defining modulation as 'changing the key' sort of settles the debate about modulation. I think the debate isn't about what modulation is, but rather about what 'smooth' modulation is. Some direct modulations are inherently smooth, like you said regarding related tones, etc. and some direct modulations are not smooth at all. But I don't think modulation really needs to have any perquisites to be modulation. Direct modulation is certainly efficient, and I have used it on occasion to just get somewhere new... right now. It's not like the music stops and then starts again. The key is truly being changed within the context of a singular musical moment. I think your opening definition nails it pretty well. I've been loving your videos! You have a lot of no-nonsense content on here and your writing is very polished.

  • @vincentcolletti7664
    @vincentcolletti7664 Рік тому

    Thank you Anne-Katherine for the great info. You are always clear and concise. PS you look great without the icing.

  • @norwalltino
    @norwalltino Рік тому

    I understand your teaching very well, I've done much music using common tones for modulation, it's so uplifting and refreshing😎🤤😷

  • @enzocypriani5055
    @enzocypriani5055 Рік тому

    Wow, just found your channel and im sad i didnt find it earlier. Super awesome

  • @gabrielmacarron
    @gabrielmacarron Рік тому

    The most usefull modulation tutorial I've ever seen. Suscribed, and thank you.

  • @emmanuelschalit8853
    @emmanuelschalit8853 Рік тому

    A lot of complex information packed in a very simple to understand form. I knew about all these modulation paths but this is the clearest explanation I have heard so far

  • @markdoeze2304
    @markdoeze2304 Рік тому

    Thank you Anne. A Great and simple explanation of modulation. My personal favorite is the secondary dominant, it always feels like a very elegant way to change the key.

  • @emilyrln
    @emilyrln Рік тому +2

    Great video! I don't know why, but in the last 4 major diminished examples, I had a different intuition for where 2 and 3 would go lol, but the minor examples all clicked exactly as you wrote them.

  • @deaftra
    @deaftra Рік тому

    Thank you ! examples are very helpfull, to understand modulation.

  • @marklarm
    @marklarm Рік тому +1

    Great video Anne. Very thorough. I really love the depth of information you use to cover your topics. Makes the information much easier to digest. Keep up the great work! 👍

  • @electricmonkeyproductions5021
    @electricmonkeyproductions5021 3 місяці тому

    very inspiring. Thank you

  • @grammophone1
    @grammophone1 Рік тому

    What a wonderful exposition! Bravo!

  • @sykromsmile6303
    @sykromsmile6303 Рік тому +1

    Great sounds design ...congrats

  • @KrystofDreamJourney
    @KrystofDreamJourney Рік тому +1

    Wonderful explanations Anne-Kathrin 🙂As always. You have great ways to verbally explain those simple tonal shifts (modulations) to students. We - jazz musicians/composers use these techniques all the time on daily basis, but when it comes to explaining in simple words "how we did it" it becomes a chore sometimes... You do it so wonderfully ! I am gonna forward this (and all of your videos for that matter) to all my students. Thanks for a wonderful content !! 😃

  • @NaN-Dala
    @NaN-Dala 11 місяців тому

    Really love listening to your videos, so informative and chill, thankkkk you!

  • @alangray3784
    @alangray3784 Рік тому

    Thanks Anne you’re awesome

  • @ChrisMuellerMusic
    @ChrisMuellerMusic Рік тому

    There is so much valuable information in your videos and you have a way to explain complicated stuff in a very practical and useful way. That is awesome. I had a hard time remembering and understanding the german 5-6 chord but you just went straight to applying it in a simple way! That is golden! Thanks a million!

    • @paulstatezny4185
      @paulstatezny4185 Рік тому +2

      Agreed 👆 Also, the way she explains it, isn't the German 5-6 chord the same thing Jazz musicians use all the time and call a "tritone substitution"?
      Or is there a nuanced difference?

  • @deriktofil
    @deriktofil Рік тому

    Really love your content. You are a great teacher, you make sometimes very complicated subjects, like modulation, and how to achieve it, easy to understand. Thats the sign of a great teacher!

  • @jemmahooper7415
    @jemmahooper7415 8 місяців тому

    That German 5-6 chord approach is just a straight-up tritone substitution. For a little extra spice, you can flatten the 5th to give it more of an altered dominant sound and provide a shared tone between pivot and destination. :) Jazz musicians are very familiar with that technique.

  • @DojoOfCool
    @DojoOfCool Рік тому

    Thanks good seeing you and hearing again you sharing your insights.

  • @jeremiahlyleseditor437
    @jeremiahlyleseditor437 Рік тому

    Great to see you again.
    No makeup is fine.
    Very helpful your instruction.
    Thanks Again

  • @serotonix987
    @serotonix987 Рік тому

    Missed your videos! As always, super helpful for hobbyists like me to see clear examples of fundamentals. Thank you!

  • @pop_polizei
    @pop_polizei Рік тому +2

    I consider myself quite proficient in music theory, but I must admit I’ve never heard the term ’German 5-6 chord’. In jazz theory, this is commonly known as a ’tritone substitution’. Also, at 32:10 you mention the academic debate about whether an immediate key change is actually a modulation. I also learned to differentiate between the two (in German: „Rückung“ vs. „Modulation“). Anyway, that’s just the theory side of things, right? It doesn’t really matter how we call things as long as they sound good. 🙂

    • @johanneschristopherstahle3395
      @johanneschristopherstahle3395 Рік тому

      Yes, we do. Because we want to be able to explain why certain things do work and what feelings those things do evoke in our listeners.
      Understanding those differences can make it easier to replicate things. On the other hand, sometimes it's enough that we know what to do by intuition. We don't always need words as long as we don't need to explain things to other people.

    • @fretnesbutke3233
      @fretnesbutke3233 Рік тому

      Walter Piston's "Harmony" is the Bible of college textbooks in the USA,and the term 'Augmented Sixth' is what he referred to it as,so that's the term that stuck here.

    • @TimClarkeJazzTrumpet
      @TimClarkeJazzTrumpet Рік тому

      There’s a parallel world to traditional “classical” harmony (which still has much emphasis on the horizontal, linear nature of art music) and that is jazz/commercial harmony, which has more of an emphasis on the “vertical” structures (chords) and has its own highly developed nomenclature. I think it’s an excellent thing to understand both, as both complement one another, and opens up the door to all of the commercial music that is so prevalent starting in the 20th century.

  • @renaldodavis7372
    @renaldodavis7372 Рік тому

    Thanks Anne! Really enjoyed this video!

  • @jenssieckmann
    @jenssieckmann Рік тому

    A very comprehensive video with good explanations of some types of modulation. As I'm a very bad piano player and a lacking knowledge of music theory I sometimes struggle with harmony. I subconsciously used one or two of the techniques mentioned in the video and know I can put a lable on it and dig deeper. Thank you.

  • @grantmoon689
    @grantmoon689 Рік тому

    This was really helpful - thank you Anne. (And welcome back!)

  • @MaxLoutzenheiser
    @MaxLoutzenheiser Рік тому +1

    Great info! Maybe it's just my inner jazz musician, but shifting into a new key with ii-V-I has always worked well for me. It works especially well for modulating by thirds. Disney has lots of great examples of this.
    Gear change! Made me laugh. I think we called it a phrase modulation when I studied, though it was implied that the modulation occurred at the beginning of the new phrase.

  • @J-MLindeMusic
    @J-MLindeMusic Рік тому

    Happy to see a video from you again, so much valuable information in here (as always)!

  • @TomMarvan
    @TomMarvan Рік тому

    That was really lovely, thank you for the music.

  • @lincolnmmitchell
    @lincolnmmitchell Рік тому +1

    Glad I found this channel

  • @AndiTMusik
    @AndiTMusik Рік тому

    Hallo Anne-Kathrin, tolles Video über die Modulation! Am besten haben mir schon immer Zwischendominanten und verminderte Akkorde gefallen!
    Eine Frage: Hast du ein Video über dein Setup? Ich würde gerne wissen, welches Keyboard und welche Sachen du benutzt, z.B. zur Kontrolle von Expression oder Velocitiy etc. Vielen Dank im Voraus! LG Andi

  • @sammyguellfilmmusic
    @sammyguellfilmmusic Рік тому

    Really cool video. Thanks for that

  • @GuSan1982
    @GuSan1982 Рік тому

    Thank you! 🙏

  • @morayonkeys
    @morayonkeys Рік тому

    Love this video, so much information and so easy to understand! I love how each technique has a different flavour - e.g. a good common tone modulation is barely noticeable to the casual listener (good for padding out unobtrusively) whereas circle of fifths or minor V are more obvious changes with a nice tension-release moment. Then o7 and 5-6 are great for period drama as with proper voicing they just scream C18/19th Europe. Or to crank the tension in an action scene just truck-driver up a minor 3rd because subtlety is for suckers! 😂

  • @WizardOfArc
    @WizardOfArc Рік тому

    I've been playing with using the augmented triad as a "portal" to different keys

  • @markquavertune2003
    @markquavertune2003 Рік тому

    I find it helpfull that you use the piano roll .If it was in notation I would not understand .I got an add come up just when you finnished explaning the filler chords and it was a MacDonalds burger add .I will see where the diminished chord takes me .Quite exiciting .Thank you .

  • @chasebethersonton5169
    @chasebethersonton5169 Рік тому

    These videos are amazing. I hope to see more and more of them.

  • @kappabravomusic2101
    @kappabravomusic2101 Рік тому

    Love this. I always was wondering ifbending on the note, and starting another new phrase with the same first note worked. I guess it does haha.

  • @IntoTheVault
    @IntoTheVault Рік тому

    Fantastic stuff. Just new to this world and you are immensely helpful. Learning a lot from you. THANK YOU. I bought you a few coffees!! Cheers and all the best.

  • @kropjesla01
    @kropjesla01 Рік тому

    thank you very much for this video. Its great to have this overview. (p.s. this natural look suits you great!)

  • @davidlamothe2942
    @davidlamothe2942 Рік тому

    I like to use common tones between sections even if they don't modulate. Although my application of these tutorials may be rather different than orchestral works I always get some useful information out of them. Looking forward to the next one 🙂

  • @barlypop
    @barlypop Рік тому

    Hi Anne, I'm very much enjoying your content and especially your honesty it's very refreshing. I'm sure you have been asked a few times, but. What microphone are you using to speak into? Is this the one you use to record voice and wind instruments. What made you choose it and all that kind of stuff? Cheers 🍷 👍