Part 4 – Music Theory 101 – Determining A Song’s Key (i.e. Scale, Tonal Center, and Musical Mode)

2 Comments 19 March 2011

This is Part 4 of a five part video series I created back in December for the VIP session that demonstrate how to determine a song’s key, or more specifically the MAJOR scale, tonal center, and musical mode on which a song is based. Learning to make a distinction between these three components: Major scale, tonal center, and musical mode can help you gain insight into the emotional qualities inherent in the specific arrangement of notes being used in a song’s composition.

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liam reynolds

hey, scott. great tutorial. i have only started producing trance on ableton and trying to learn the piano/keyboard aswell. these tutorials are realy helping me combine the two and learn a lot quicker. love your work bddy, thanks a lot.

liam