Friday, 9 May 2014

Tonality - Aural


  • 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?

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