Key Change World

There's a place where anything can happen

Who said that?

A place where impossible's the norm

Oh  it's coming from the trumpet.

A place of musical discovery
And all you have to do is jump into this horn

Um, yeah sure, okay. Woah!! BONK!

This is Modulation Station! The following Col-train will be arriving in 1 minute, taking you up some
giant steps. First stop, Common Tone street with connection to Chromatic Mediant Ave!

Woah, what is this place?

Welcome to our humble land where music reigns supreme
Where everything that unfolds is from our collective acoustical dream
So step aboard our Col-train, and let's go for a ride
By the way my name is Tony (Get it?) 
And I will be your guide!

Guide through where?

My friend you're in 

Key Change World
In Key Change World
Anything can happen
Whatever you musically imagine here in
Key Change World
In Key Change World
We never stay in one place for too long
In Key Change World

Key? Like the thing that unlocks a door?

Only metaphorically! No, a musical key! Like the main scale or group of notes in a piece of
music?

My first band class is tomorrow! I don't know anything about music

Oh, uh, no, no, it's okay everyone, don't panic! 
Ah, not a problem, I'll just, uh, explain it to you then 
Let's see, you know what, let's start at the very beginning  
a very good place to start!

In western music, and I'm speaking generally
A song sticks to a specific group of pitches 
That musicians call it's key
And sometimes for various reasons
Whether emotion or just for a kick
A song will change its key 
It's a marvelous musical trick!

Oh, so when the key changes, that's a key change?

Yes and you're in

Key Change World 
In Key Change World
Say you want to alter an emotion
It's a musical magic potion
Key Change World

Just did one

In Key Change World 

They're so fun

Our melodies modulate up and down
In Key Change
Key Change World

Okay I think I get it?

It's fine if you don't get all the technical mumbo jumbo
What matters is that you feel a key change 
After all, that's what music is all about 
Honestly in this day and age a lot of musicians are a little too obsessed with pretentiously over-intellectualizing music, so much so they've lost that emotional facet that's integral to the art
Connecting on a human level should be the intent of most artistic endeavors, but unfortunately we're just a little too worried about showing off these days than-

Tony! You're going on your rant again

Sorry, where was I? Oh yes, music should be fun! And we have fun here. Let me show you around!

There's our Presidential Palace
With it's famous chromatic steps
Each step is half the size of a normal 

Step, step, step, step!

And there's our giant ferris wheel,
A structure worthy of the myths

Why are there letters on each of the cars?

My friend the ride's the called
The Circle of Fifths

I don't get it!

Don't worry, just know you're in
Key Change World
In Key Change World
It can shift the musical feeling
That's why it's so appealing

Ooh we're about to pass through The Parallel Mines! Spooky!

Key Change World
Key Change World
It's Key Change World
Key Change World
We're almost out, just hold on here we go!
It's Key Change World

Okay, well this is very exciting, but it all feels really inside baseball to me?

Oh speaking of baseball, we have a league here too!

Oh really?

Yeah, it's called the majors 
Guess what position I play?

I don't know, what?

I play third!

I know we're in the weeds with this song
But we could chat music theory all day long
Though if you find you're curious, even just a little bit
Then ask your music teacher 
They just want to geek out all about it

Key Change World
Sequential modulation!
In Key Change World
And pivot chords!
Variety's life's greatest spice
So sing wherever you think is nice

In Key Change World

There you go!

In Key Change World

We never stay in one place for too long
In Key Change
Key Change
Key Change
Key Change
World!"