| − | In [[music theory]], '''modal mixture''' is the practice of substituting a minor chord in for a major one or vice versa in any given key. In the key of F, one could substitute A for Am. This would be the use of modal mixture. In Cm, E could be substituted for the normal Ebm. | + | In [[music theory]], '''modal mixture''' (sometimes a '''borrowed chord''' or '''modal interchange''') is the practice of substituting a minor chord in for a major one or vice versa in any given key. In the key of F, one could substitute A for Am. This would be the use of modal mixture. In Cm, E could be substituted for the normal Ebm. |