4458 / 18210 · Workshop 27 — “Nardis”: Modal Minor, Phrygian Color, Non-Functional Harmony, and Improvising When the Chords Don’t Behave Like ii–V–I← prev⊞ allnext →
27.40Level 15 — contrast with functional cadence
Play four bars modal C minor.
Then:
Dm7♭5 → G7♭9 → Cm
Immediately, the functional cadence feels dramatically stronger.
Why?
Because B natural appears.
The leading tone suddenly activates gravity.