What are some effective techniques that can be used to change key in a composition?
Here is a list of some techiniques:
1) Using a secondary dominant to move to the dominant key
2)Augmented 6th
3)Diminished 7th - use one of the notes within the dominant 7th as a 'leading note' to a desired key
4)Cycle of 5ths
5)Semitone movements - usually within a less tonal piece
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