3:45 I’m confused about E minor being the “borrowed” one chord from E Major. Aren’t those different? Why wouldn’t we borrow E minor from G major’s relative minor? Are these dumb questions?
@Super_Lowcrian, those are great and thoughtful questions! Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/L4csvskwRDk/v-deo.html It should clear up an confusion, but let me know if you have any other questions.
@@AnthonyFesmire Thank you! That did help. I was thinking that E being the shared tonic made the exchange work, but didn’t want to make my question any wordier. I appreciate how concise your videos are without sacrificing the details needed for us to run with the concepts being discussed. Signed, a happy subscriber!
@Don Lessnau, thank you! The I , IV, and V in major, and i, iv, and V in minor, are generally considered the primary triads in a key, so IV (iv) provides for strong harmonic motion within a key (especially when used in combination with I [i] and V). In addition, iv incorporates the b6 of the minor key. The b6 is considered the characteristic note in minor. I hope that makes sense!
Thank you for checking out the video! This type of modulation uses borrowed chords (chords from the parallel major or minor). The most typical chords to borrow when in a major key are iv, bVI, and i.
You mix up the minor 1 since you say minor 4 first. Also, if you are the person is saying "this is the sound of the progression". Do you think you are only supposed to go lower in sound instead of higher always?
Thank you for your comments and questions! Keep in mind that this video is part of a Music Theory III course taught in a hybrid formant (half online, half face-to-face), so there are two+ semesters of material that comes before this lesson, and there are additional activities related to this video done in the face-to-face sessions. The iv chord is mentioned before i because chords that use the b6 of the scale are more often used for this type of modulation. However, i is a good choice as well. From your description of a key change that moves chromatically, I believe that you are referring to a direct modulation. In this type of modulation, there is no pivot chord. The piece just modulates directly from one key to another. This is typically done at the end of a phrase.
@phase_ish, I do not have a course that I sell independently. Most of the videos that I share are from online and hybrid courses that I teach at College of the Desert. I make them public on UA-cam for others who may be interested in checking them out.
@phase_ish, they are college music course (mainly from the core music major sequence of Fundamentals of Music and Music Theory I-IV). I teach in the Coachella Valley in California.
Kudos to you.. very easy to understand and in a short video. Thanks for the help!
@alvodin6197, thank you for watching!
Still useful to this day
That is great to hear!
3:45 I’m confused about E minor being the “borrowed” one chord from E Major. Aren’t those different? Why wouldn’t we borrow E minor from G major’s relative minor? Are these dumb questions?
@Super_Lowcrian, those are great and thoughtful questions! Check out this video: ua-cam.com/video/L4csvskwRDk/v-deo.html
It should clear up an confusion, but let me know if you have any other questions.
@@AnthonyFesmire Thank you! That did help. I was thinking that E being the shared tonic made the exchange work, but didn’t want to make my question any wordier. I appreciate how concise your videos are without sacrificing the details needed for us to run with the concepts being discussed.
Signed, a happy subscriber!
Thank you, @Super_Lowcrian!
Very good video. It's exactly what I'm looking for.
Awesome, thank you!
Well done. Thank you. Anyone know WHY a minor 4th is a common borrowed chord? What is the theory behind that?
@Don Lessnau, thank you! The I , IV, and V in major, and i, iv, and V in minor, are generally considered the primary triads in a key, so IV (iv) provides for strong harmonic motion within a key (especially when used in combination with I [i] and V). In addition, iv incorporates the b6 of the minor key. The b6 is considered the characteristic note in minor. I hope that makes sense!
@@AnthonyFesmire Thanks a lot.
Very nice lesson. I really have to train my ear to appreciate music...All things will pass.
Thank you, @lawrencetaylor4101!
Great, thanks.
You're welcome!
Great lessons, thanks !
@Chaton, that you for watching!
Clearly explained very useful concept, excellent. Thank you!
Thank you for checking it out!
Interesting lesson, but what do I do if I'm not Beethoven?
Tyler Anaya lol
I have Beethoven hair though
You don't modulate
Chromatic modulations made clear at last
Thank you!
hello how do we choose the pivot chord, do we borrow any chord we feel like is good? or are there rules? preciate the video btw
or do we only borrow from parrel keys?
Thank you for checking out the video! This type of modulation uses borrowed chords (chords from the parallel major or minor). The most typical chords to borrow when in a major key are iv, bVI, and i.
@@AnthonyFesmire ty!
i've been trying to find a tutorial to get this sound for ages! thanks for the tutorial
Glad I could help!
You mix up the minor 1 since you say minor 4 first. Also, if you are the person is saying "this is the sound of the progression". Do you think you are only supposed to go lower in sound instead of higher always?
Also, some people use the term "chromatic modulation" for changing the key center by one triad instatly.
Thank you for your comments and questions! Keep in mind that this video is part of a Music Theory III course taught in a hybrid formant (half online, half face-to-face), so there are two+ semesters of material that comes before this lesson, and there are additional activities related to this video done in the face-to-face sessions.
The iv chord is mentioned before i because chords that use the b6 of the scale are more often used for this type of modulation. However, i is a good choice as well.
From your description of a key change that moves chromatically, I believe that you are referring to a direct modulation. In this type of modulation, there is no pivot chord. The piece just modulates directly from one key to another. This is typically done at the end of a phrase.
Fm is iii in Dflat major?
That's correct! I=Db, ii=Ebm, iii=Fm, IV=Gb, V=Ab, vi=Bbm, and viio=Co.
do you sell a course?
@phase_ish, I do not have a course that I sell independently. Most of the videos that I share are from online and hybrid courses that I teach at College of the Desert. I make them public on UA-cam for others who may be interested in checking them out.
@@AnthonyFesmire is it on a website, I have gotten so many books and ytber courses and they aren't well done tbh it's sad.
@phase_ish, they are college music course (mainly from the core music major sequence of Fundamentals of Music and Music Theory I-IV). I teach in the Coachella Valley in California.
Well explained
Thank you!