Music Theory Class: Common Tone Modulations

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Michael noticed that the Moon Theme from DuckTales uses a common tone modulation, so he figured he'd give a brief introduction on what a common tone modulation is, and how cool it can be.

Michael's cover of the Moon Theme: https://youtu.be/RXdUvtpcYKM?si=Xbhrf7itZXUkXffL
Waldesgespräch: (Jessye Norman and Irwin Gage): https://youtu.be/OVGnNIPzVek?si=8oJoQs-m-scglYMT

Do you know of any other common tone modulations? Is there anything about this that you don't understand? Comment below!

00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - Moon Theme intro
01:36 - Closely-related keys
03:33 - Moon Theme modulation pt. 1
04:21 - Waldesgespräch discussion
07:44 - Moon Theme modulation pt. 2
08:54 - Key centers in the Moon Theme
11:03 - Conclusion