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123.239Conceptual “Mack the Knife”
Using your legal chart, transpose a simple chorus:
not the elaborate arrangement.
First:
melody landmarks + functions + bass.
Move up:
semitone.
This is especially relevant because:
semitone modulation can be part of its performance architecture.
The goal is to hear:
functional relationships
rather than memorize new shapes.