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A Guide to Dominant Modulation: Changing Keys Like a Pro

A Guide to Dominant Modulation: Changing Keys Like a Pro

Published on 15 Jul, 2025

Dominant modulation is a cornerstone of Western music, providing a smooth and powerful way to change keys. This article demystifies this essential harmonic tool, exploring what it is, how it …

#dominantmodulation #musictheory #modulation #keychange #secondarydominant #V7/V #pivotchord #harmony #musiccomposition #MusicXML
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Scale Patterns: Essential Practice for Musical Proficiency

Scale Patterns: Essential Practice for Musical Proficiency

Published on 15 Jul, 2025

Scale patterns are structured exercises that transform rote scale practice into a powerful tool for developing technique, deepening musical understanding, and unlocking improvisational freedom. This...

#scalepatterns #practicetechniques #musicalexercises #technicaldevelopment #melodicpatterns #scalarsequences #arpeggios #musictheory #improvisation #fingerdexterity
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Secondary Dominants: Adding Color and Direction to Chord Progressions

Secondary Dominants: Adding Color and Direction to Chord Progressions

Published on 15 Jul, 2025

Secondary dominants are one of the most powerful tools in functional harmony, used to add color, tension, and forward momentum to chord progressions. By temporarily "tonicizing" chords other than the...

#secondarydominants #tonicization #chordprogressions #functionalharmony #dominant-tonicrelationship #V/V #V/ii #circleoffifths #alteredchords #modulation #jazzharmony #classicalharmony #tensionandrelease #musictheory
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