There's a noticeable absence at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest - the key change! We investigate the sharp decline of the popular song-composition element in recent years, and reminisce about some of ...

Mention ‘modulation’ to a computer musician and their hand will most likely reach for the nearest soft synth or keyboard mod wheel. On the theoretical side of music, though, the term refers not to the ...

The times when pop music gave us the most epic, and emotionally satisfying key changes. Here are ten of the very best. Over centuries of music, composers have used modulations and changes in the key ...