

Thus, C major and G major do bot sound hugely different, except that they emphasize different notes and chords.). The key of G major differs from C major only in one note: the F#. These feel natural because the two keys have a lot of pitches in common with each other (for example, modulating from the key of C to the key of G note The key of C major is the "white notes" on the piano. In Western classical music tradition (on which much of today's popular music worldwide is based), modulations are usually between keys that are close to each other-that is, they differ by at most one or two sharps or flats, if at all. Modulation, in music, is the phenomenon of changing the tonality of the music-that is, changing what key it's in. Don Pippin (musical director and vocal arranger on Mame, Dear World, Mack & Mabel and La Cage aux Folles)
