Key changes (modulations) within a song

cerveau

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We jazz players have 2-5-1's all over the place.
It's often easier to think of a 2-5-1 (or similar changes) as being in a temporary new key.

Case in point: Blue Bossa:
Measures 5 through 8 are a standard 2-5-1 in the key of C minor.
Measures 9 through 12 are shown in number font as b3-6-b2.
It's much easier, however, to think of measures 9 through 12 as a 2-5-1 in the temporary new key of Db major.

There are countless other songs with temporary key changes.
Can iRealPro incorporate this?
 
If the song’s form that you wish to transpose is too long to include on one page…
You could easily make a multi-page performance chart set.

Label the song title [title] p1
Edit, Duplicate, i, title p2, key (change), set and transpose, save.

I find it helpful to add a text note at the end of p1 TX to [new key]
Rinse, lather, repeat as desired…

In performance, simply swipe to the next page…
Choir arrangements often jump back to a Segno and then modulate to a key change and include a coda. When I transcribe them for iRp, I usually structure them in a multi-page format, make page breaks where it works best for playing, and expect to simply play each page top to bottom, swipe, and so on until the song is done. It helps in rehearsals to include measure #’s here and there so when the director says, “…start @ 64” you can easily find it.
:))BOB
Great ..well you did it 👏👏you succeeded… Now I’ll try and duplicate your results.
 
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