a short passing change of key, an abrupt key change
Transition
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Key Center
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A key center organizes harmonic tension and release around a tonic. Identifying key center helps performers shape phrasing, c…
Table of Key Signatures
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Borrowed chord
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use of a chord in a key in which it is not diatonic, or the substitution of a chord from a different key into a work
Flat Key Signatures
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Key signature
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an arrangement of sharps or flats placed on the far left hand side of each line of the staff, indicating scale of the piece S…
Modulate
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change of key
Pivot
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a chord that is placed in a transition between two keys, serving a different function in each key
Pivot chord
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a chord that is placed in a transition between two keys, serving a different function in each key