What Is The Name For........

[chrissa1]

Changing key in the middle or towards the end of a song? There was a list of the most blatant songs where this happens, guaranteeing a hit record. Thanks.

[EvianBaby]

It's just called a key change isn't it. Listen to every single Westlife song for an example.

[tinkerbell23]

You better not be slagging westlife EB or ill be onto you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

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[rockyracoon]

Is it chord progression?

[EvianBaby]

Errrrr, no corse not Tinks. They're fab! Ahem. ;)

[chrissa1]

Lurve Westlife but I'm sure there's a name for it and it had something to do with lorries and changing gear. Sort of. C'mon guys.

[rockyracoon]

Truck drivers gear change?

[Jonathan-Joe]

"Modulation" usually means " a change of key" though it can refer to other changes in a passage of music eg tempo.

[rockyracoon]

http://www.gearchange.org/

[chrissa1]

Lol rocky.

[Mosaic]

Like what Rocky said.

[chrissa1]

Oh rocky. Is that it?????? My eyes were going nineteen to the dozen reading your link. Thank you. I wasn't far wrong was I?

[rockyracoon]

Lol, sounds a bit strange doesn't it, you were on the nose though.

[chrissa1]

Aye, there's life in the old bird yet. Thanks again.

[Jonathan-Joe]

Didn't realise you only wanted jokey answers.

[chrissa1]

Not really "jokey" answers Jonathan-Joe. I just remembered that there was a list of songs where key changes were deliberately included in the song, to make it more commercial.

[rojash]

"I just remembered that there was a list of songs where key changes were deliberately included in the song, to make it more commercial."

Total nonsense. A key change in a song may or may not make it more commercial, just as any other change in a song.

[chrissa1]

OK, ok rojash, chill. It Is pleasing to the ear though.

[andy-hughes]

I've always referred to it as a 'gear change' - and occasionally point it out over the microphone when DJ'ing at parties.

Sometimes there is a pause first, for the full effect, as in Whitney's hymn to search engines everywhere - "I Will Always Love Yahoo" where she goes into full-blown foghorn mode and her lips nearly take off!!!

[chrissa1]

Yes andy, it works doesn't it?

[imagcq]

i believe the term in classical music is cadenza