What does Modulate to the relative minor mean in music?

Modulate to the relative minor means "Move to the minor key sharing your key signature".

What type of musical term is Modulate to the relative minor?

Modulate to the relative minor is a theory concepts term — see the Theory Practice glossary for the rest of the theory concepts word list.

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Modulate to the relative minor — meaning in music

Q: What grade is Modulate to the relative minor tested in?

Modulate to the relative minor first appears at Grade 4 in ABRSM, AMEB and Trinity music theory exams, and stays in the syllabus for every grade above that.

Modulate to the relative minor is a musical term meaning Move to the minor key sharing your key signature. It is a theory concepts marking, first tested at Grade 4 in ABRSM, AMEB and Trinity music theory exams. From that grade on, every written paper expects you to know it on sight.

Definition

Move to the minor key sharing your key signature

Theory conceptsFirst tested: Grade 4

Translations

French	Passez à la tonalité mineure partageant votre armure
German	Wechseln Sie zur Moll-Tonart und teilen Sie Ihre Tonartvorzeichnung
Italian	Passa alla tonalità minore condividendo la tua armatura di chiave
Spanish	Pasar a la tonalidad menor compartiendo su armadura
Chinese	移至共享您的调号的小调

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All theory concepts terms

Allemande Alto range Anacrusis Answer phrase Arco Bar line Bass clef Bass range Binary form Bourrée Cello clef Cello range Chromatic semitone Compound interval Courante Crotchet (US name)Demisemiquaver Diatonic semitone Dominant Dominant (degree)Double bar line Double bass clef Double flat (𝄫)Double sharp (𝄪)Doubling rule Duplet Final bar line Flat Gavotte Gigue Harmonic minor scale Imperfect cadence Interrupted cadence Inversion of a 3rd Inversion of a 4th Inversion of a 5th Leading note Leger line Mediant Melodic minor scale (ascending)Melodic minor scale (descending)Minim (US name)Minuet Modulate to the dominant Modulate to the relative minor Modulation Natural Natural minor scale Parallel 5ths Parallel 8ves Perfect cadence Pivot chord Pizzicato Plagal cadence Quaver (US name)Question phrase Real sequence Relative minor of C major Relative minor of F major Relative minor of G major Repeat sign Sarabande Semibreve (US name)Semiquaver (US name)Semitone Sequence Sharp Slur Soprano range Stave (staff)Subdominant Subdominant (degree)Submediant Supertonic Tenor range Ternary form Tie Tonal sequence Tone Tonic Tonic (degree)Treble clef Triplet Viola clef Viola range Violin clef Violin range Voice crossing Voice overlap