10142 / 18210 · Workshop 84 — Modulation Architecture: Pivot Chords, Direct Modulation, Common-Tone Modulation, Sequential Modulation, and Making Key Changes Feel Inevitable← prev⊞ allnext →
84.1Start with the simplest possible modulation
C major.
Stop.
Begin D♭ major.
That is a direct modulation.
No pivot chord.
No preparation.
Just:
old key ends
new key begins.