1. Modulation Know: How to modulate in music
Understand: How scales relate to modulation
Be able to: Compose using 3 types of modulation

2. Perform Whole lotta love (below)
Listen to: Whole lotta love (Image below)
Perform Whole lotta love (below) E E E E E E E B D B D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

3. E F# G# A B C# D# E E … … … … … … E
Decode: The key of E major – Why? Look at Whole lotta love.
E … … … … … … E
E F# G# A B C# D# E
Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone
I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII
Tonic
Supertonic
Mediant
Sub dominant
Dominant
Sub-mediant
Relative minor
Leading tone
Octave

4. Listen to: Living on a prayer (Image below)
Whoa! We’re half way there… Listen to this song - what’s the difference between the two times you hear those words?
That’s modulation! Now some up modulation in a sentence.
Question: How many times does Beyonce modulate?

5. TASK: Roman numeral Whole lotta love.B D B D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
E F# G# A B C# D# E
Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone
I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII
Tonic
Supertonic
Mediant
Sub dominant
Dominant
Sub-mediant
Relative minor
Leading tone
Octave
Numerals
B = …
D = …
E = …

6. GCSE coursework and listening exam
For your listening exam and your coursework AQA expect you to be able to aurally detect 3 types of modulation:
Modulate to the Dominant – When a piece of music changes to the key of the 5th chord.
Modulate to the Sub-Dominant - When a piece of music changes to the key of the 4th chord.
Modulate to the Relative minor - When a piece of music changes to the key of the 6th chord.

7. B … … … … … … B B C# D# E F# G# A# B F# V = … A B I = …
TASK: Modulate to the Dominant. (In E what’s the dominant?)
B … … … … … … B
B C# D# E F# G# A# B
Numerals F# A B
V = …
VIIb = …
I = …
Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone
I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII
Tonic
Supertonic
Mediant
Sub dominant
Dominant
Sub-mediant
Relative minor
Leading tone
Octave
TASK: Play 2 bars of Whole lotta love in E then 2 bars modulated to B
TIP: Use the Roman numerals from the previous task

8. B C# D# E F# G# A# B V = F# I = B
TASK: Modulate to the Dominant. (In E what’s the dominant?)
B C# D# E F# G# A# B
Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone
I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII
Tonic
Supertonic
Mediant
Sub dominant
Dominant
Sub-mediant
Relative minor
Leading tone
Octave
Numerals
V = F#
VIIb = A
I = B
TASK: Play 2 bars of Whole lotta love in E then 2 bars modulated to B
TIP: Use the Roman numerals from the previous task

9. TASK: Modulate to the Sub dominant. (In E what’s the dominant?)
A B C# D E F# G# A
Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone
I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII
Tonic
Supertonic
Mediant
Sub dominant
Dominant
Sub-mediant
Relative minor
Leading tone
Octave
Numerals
V = E
VIIb = G
I = A
TASK: Play 2 bars of Whole lotta love in E then 2 bars modulated to A
TIP: Use the Roman numerals from the previous task

10. C# D# F F# G# A# C C# V = G# I = C#
TASK: Modulate to the Relative Minor. (In E what’s the dominant?)
C# D# F F# G# A# C C#
Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone
I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII
Tonic
Supertonic
Mediant
Sub dominant
Dominant
Sub-mediant
Relative minor
Leading tone
Octave
Numerals
V = G#
VIIb = B
I = C#
TASK: Play 2 bars of Whole lotta love in E then 2 bars modulated to C#
TIP: Use the Roman numerals from the previous task

11. ANALYSE: Walk the line – Johnny Cash
This song is a perfect example of modulation, It starts in the Key of F and then moves to Bb. QUESTION: How is Bb relevant to the key of F? QUESTION: Johnny moves from Bb to Eb- how are they related? QUESTION: Johnny then goes back to Bb- relation?

12. ANALYSE: Walk the line – Johnny Cash

13. TASK 1: Compose your own 4 note riff (single line melody)
F G A Bb C D E F
F … … … … … … F
Tone Tone SemiTone Tone Tone Tone SemiTone
I ii iii IV V vi VII VIII
Tonic
Supertonic
Mediant
Sub dominant
Dominant
Sub-mediant
Relative minor
Leading tone
Octave
TASK 2: Modulate to the dominant
TASK 3: Modulate to the relative minor

14. COMPOSITION: SELF ASSESSMENT
Added vocals!!
Modulate twice nice and smoothly
Modulate once without conviction
Play 4 chords or riff
Can play in time with group