- Is the music tonal or atonal ?
- If the music is tonal, is it functional (do cadences define the key?)
- Is it non-functional? Perhaps it still has a key signature, but it is best regarded as being 'on' rather than 'in' the key
- Modal - in which case, name the key and mode it is based on. (Be careful, the music may not be modal throughout, or else may change modes as it goes on!)
- Pentatonic elements (In popular music - in these cases, name the key as well, for example, E pentatonic major
- Does the music modulate? (change key systematically), as in most classical works OR does it abruptly 'shift' from one tonal centre to another?
Friday, 9 May 2014
Tonality - Aural
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