10144 / 18210 · Workshop 84 — Modulation Architecture: Pivot Chords, Direct Modulation, Common-Tone Modulation, Sequential Modulation, and Making Key Changes Feel Inevitable← prev⊞ allnext →
84.3Level 1 — semitone lift
Play:
C major section.
Then start:
D♭ major.
Notice how dramatic a one-semitone root change feels.
This is because nearly every pitch shifts.
It is harmonically close in absolute distance yet functionally very distant.