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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.