Modulation Using a Tritone

Modulation Using a Tritone - Music Theory

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This music theory lesson demonstrates a method for delivering an extreme modulation a tritone away within a four bar phrase. Starting in C major the video shows how to move to F# major using an enharmonic equivalent of a German 6th chord in order to make a smooth transition to a key that is six sharps away from the starting key. This video will assist you in discovering brave modulation to extreme keys.
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🕘 Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction to modulation using a tritone
1:51 - What is a tritone?
3:41 - Playing the example piece
4:45 - Describing the modulation
8:09 - How to achieve a tritone modulation
13:46 - Playing the example piece
13:55 - Conclusion
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@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

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@outpostbabu676 Жыл бұрын

You've beautifully laid out the logic of this key transition in a way that's easy to grasp. I always look forward to the topics you bring.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

That’s great. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@deplinenoise Жыл бұрын

This is great! This quirky kind of problem solving against constraints is something I’d love to see more of. I can imagine this might be really helpful for composers scoring say a movie, where quick modulation is often required.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@heart_healer Жыл бұрын

What a fantastic lesson sir!! It is an honour and privilege to learn from such a fantastic teacher!

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

That’s most kind. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@ephjaymusic Жыл бұрын

You are a treasure Gareth! Thank you for such a brilliantly clear lesson!

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

You’re very kind.

@randolphmitchell6851 Жыл бұрын

Very nice! I remember reading about how a German augmented 6th could be re-thought as a dominant seventh, but it's nice to see it worked out!

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

It’s a useful trick

@pauldavis6857 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! So clear, and clever. The high point are your beautifully sung inner parts from time to time. Thank you so much.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

A pleasure. Glad it’s helpful

@JP-fp8uc Жыл бұрын

I'm writing a piece that starts in Eb major, modulates to C major, then to Gb major. This is very helpful. I watch your videos to get new ideas. Thank you to this channel Music Matters and Gareth

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

You’re most kind. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@jayducharme Жыл бұрын

That was ingenious! I was really impressed with how natural the progression sounded.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

It works really well

@ThomsenTower Жыл бұрын

Another wonderful lesson. Thank you so very much from someone who will not be able to reward you as you deserve, being a mere hobbyist from a country with a very weak currency.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

That’s fine. That’s why we make so much available on KZfaq.

@ryanharris2462 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the great content you’re publishing here!

@MusicMattersGB 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your support. Much appreciated.

@evelyneduval6441 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Very well explained, as usually!

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

That’s most kind

@eduardojagla1061 Жыл бұрын

HI Gareth, thanks for a new interesting lesson. I wait for your videos every week... Let me just make a comment. When you played the two cords a tritone away in a row, it reminded me of some known sound... Then I realized Dvorak uses two such cord (without modulation in the middle) in the beginning of the 2nd movement of his new world symphony, and then continues with some nice cadence. Thanks again

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Good connection

@ilninfeo Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thank you, Maestro Green!

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

You’re most kind. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@sofia.cardenas.x 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your videos!

@MusicMattersGB 2 ай бұрын

A pleasure. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@MehdiD.Ardebili Жыл бұрын

Fantastically explained as always and very insightful! Thanks for all your persistent hard work in making these beautiful and enjoyable videos Gareth! 🙏 There’s another video where you explained how to modulate by a semitone shift. But this here is like a two-step technique for how to modulate by a semitone and then by an overall tritone. By the way, there’s a lyrical Italian piece by Franz Liszt by the name Sonetto del Petraca where he modulates by a tritone from Db major to G major if I remember correctly. It seems that these types of modulations are quite common in the music of late romantic composers like Liszt and Wagner. Just as a suggestion, it would be very interesting if you could also do a kind of example score analysis in parallel with explaining these concepts.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Fair point. Yes, all interesting observations

@dan27music Жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Thank you.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Glad it’s helpful. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@jeremiahwilliamsmusic Жыл бұрын

Genius modulation tactic - Thx Gareth.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Glad it’s helpful

@brodymclaughlin Жыл бұрын

Wow! Truly amazing!

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

You’re most kind. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@SPCEMN3 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation! I think the critical chord was actually the fourth chord (F5/A?) because it sets up the V/V -- V - I in F#. Once you get to the V/V (German 6th), it's like water running downhill to the new key.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

😀

@NomeDeArte Жыл бұрын

Clever! Thank you

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

A pleasure

@TheAtheistworld Жыл бұрын

U guys rock! Thnx

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

That’s most kind

@patrickcunningham618 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, Sir !!!

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

A pleasure

@ericwarncke Жыл бұрын

Hi Gareth, I just saw a thumbnail of a video from 2 years ago and it looks like you've lost a lot of weight. I pray that you are staying healthy. Sincerely care for your well being. Thank you for making so many fantastic lessons.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

That’s most kind. All is well. It’s actually been intentional weight loss.

@ericwarncke Жыл бұрын

@@MusicMattersGB That's a relief! I need to lose some weight myself next. 😎😎

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

I seem to be putting it back on. It’s a real challenge!

@cstaeger Жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I love the explanations from a classical music angle so much! 👏😘 For a Jazz musician, it’s a II - V - I into Gb (Jazzers prefer flats for an enharmonic equivalent). So the progression would be C - F - Ab7 - Db7 - Gb. 😅

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Cool

@Willi-Wucher Жыл бұрын

DIfferent naming, same music.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

😀

@gregoryhaddock5395 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant 😮

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

😀

@abagatelle Жыл бұрын

Great! This could come in useful for cracking safes!

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@savagetofu1 2 күн бұрын

I don’t know why… I love the sound of hearing C Major to F# Major. I still don’t understand tritones. I just know I like hearing that #4 whenever possible.

@MusicMattersGB 2 күн бұрын

It’s a great sound

@AtomizedSound Жыл бұрын

I always love secondary dominants, secondary leading tone chords in order to modulate to any key out there

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

They add lovely colour

@ht9896886 9 ай бұрын

the pivot chord that you introduced is a secondary dominate chord in F sharp Major（V/V） and I think this modulation way belongs to Enharmonic modulation type.

@MusicMattersGB 9 ай бұрын

It certainly belongs to the enharmonic modulation category. While it progresses V7-I it’s not really a secondary dominant because the chord I is not a chord in the prevailing key.

@kierenmoore3236 10 ай бұрын

It’s like the Sixth chord gives an inch, and then (by tweaking the product of that, into a secondary dominant) you suddenly take a mile!! 😇

@MusicMattersGB 10 ай бұрын

😀

@Silks Жыл бұрын

Augmented sixth used as a secondary dominant? I like it.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

😀

@edgenovese Жыл бұрын

Gareth, you've done it again, made sense out of the nonsensical. Ed Genovese (Her letter)

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Glad it’s helpful

@acwatercolors Жыл бұрын

Just heard three words with your British accent made me push the thumb up :)

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Thanks and welcome!

@acwatercolors Жыл бұрын

Never understood that German6th notion, for me it's Ab7. Excellent lesson by the way as always

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Thank you. The big difference is that Ab7 includes Gb and the German 6th includes F#. This is important because the Gb resolves downwards but the F# resolves upwards.

@acwatercolors Жыл бұрын

@@MusicMattersGB Thank you! Will work on that the whole 2023 year haha

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

😀

@x2mars Жыл бұрын

Cool 😎

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Glad it’s useful

@umbracul Жыл бұрын

Yes, I like *extreme* modulations 😀

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

😀

@seanonel Жыл бұрын

Would it not have been easier to do a ii(maj7)-V(7) in C and then tritone substitute the G7 to get to the C#7? Apologies if this is a stupid question.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

It’s another possibility. Different things work in different contexts.

@Vasioth Жыл бұрын

Hey Gareth, do you think you'll eventually do a subscription model for course access (so the access for the materials is limited to the time subscribing at a fraction of the cost etc)? I'm a very poor student and would love to do some of the courses on your site but I just don't have upwards of £70-150 to spend each month due to cost of living crisis sadly but I'd love to support in some way etc.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

We’re not planning to offer a subscription model for courses but we do offer a subscription service in relation to our Maestros programme. Further details at www.mmcourses.co.uk

@Philrc Жыл бұрын

Have you not already done a video on this topic or am I dreaming again?

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Are you thinking about our tritone substitution video?

@Philrc Жыл бұрын

@@MusicMattersGB i might well be 😁

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

😀

@googleuser9592 Жыл бұрын

What about transitioning in as little as one bar: C C#7 F# - Tada

@googleuser9592 Жыл бұрын

Is there a reason not to do this much simpler method (employing the simple V7-I resolution)? To my ears this sounds even nicer. Am I missing something?

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

It’s a perfectly reasonable option. The only difficulty is false relations but if you’re happy with them go for it!

@seanonel Жыл бұрын

Tada is also a tritone.

@eplumer Жыл бұрын

erg cool, though I did not catch why it needed to be the German version

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Because the Eb gets used in a pivotal way but the others can be used

@user-fb3so4oh5o Жыл бұрын

why did you called the root note of the pivot chord is e flat, not d#, its a DD43-5+1 chord, isnt it?

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Eb is part of the German 6th in the starting key. D# belongs to the new key. Hence the notation in the video.

@user-fb3so4oh5o Жыл бұрын

@@MusicMattersGB i didnt know that i can named the tonic notes differently from the key in first appereance(in such ocassion like harmony task) so in C dur theres no Eb, but we can alterate D, i do not know nothing about this geman french italian 6th chord theory, i used to study it like alteration of the secondary dominant

@Frank29 Жыл бұрын

❤

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

😀

@PijanitsaVode Жыл бұрын

Do you know of graphic means (colours,. shapes) to represent modulation?

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Some people perceive modulations in terms of moving to a brighter or darker colour but most people simply hear the key or key relationship

@PijanitsaVode Жыл бұрын

@@MusicMattersGB This question is not about perception, but about sketching. Scores don't show harmony. Did any musicologist à la Schenker or other propose a way to sketch harmonic itineraries?

@PijanitsaVode Жыл бұрын

@@MusicMattersGB And, incidentally: it would be nice to have, easily available, harmony-graphically-enhanced scores. I asked in rue de Rome in Paris whether one could find harmony-annotated scores. Dumb looks no charge, and in one case, aggressivity. I did not even ask about graphic annotation. It is done on excerpts only, in strictly pedagogical contexts. But, take a very constructed sonata, where you are aware of the harmonic events. How do you map that into shapes, colors on your paper or screen, for the learner, the performer, the musicologist? Where can I ask about this?

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Good question. You can colour code according to thematic ideas/ motifs etc or according to keys or chord types. Personally I don’t particularly approach things that way but others may have ideas.

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

I find the most useful thing is to analyse the chords and mark Roman Numerals on the score then to look for patterns/ overall movement.

@federicobistoni9234 Жыл бұрын

I think I listened to it in a piece of classical music but I don't remember which one

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

😀

@PijanitsaVode Жыл бұрын

What proportion of trained musicians perceive modulation? Half? Many of my singer friends do not. Same about the general public. 10% What conclusion about the actual experience of listening to subtly/smartly modulating compositions in classical music Beeethoven Schubert Fauré Debussy... ?

@MusicMattersGB Жыл бұрын

Most professional musicians can do that.