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What's missing is voice leading. All of these could make sense, but if hearing it for the time, typically need the horizontal motive explicated. On subsequent l

• streamofdigits 5y ago
  that makes sense. I suspect my perception is also colored by my modal / non-Western music exposure: harmonies here are simpler by necessity and an "interesting chord" is invariably a major event(no pun) that needs its space and place in the sequence
  • dumb1224 5y ago
    In my 'non-western music exposure' I feel that we (chinese music) are not exploring the progressions well enough. A lot of emphasis is placed on melodic leading voices but largely ignores the underlying chord progression. Anything that's not overly-heard / played are deemed dissonant and "too foreign". The results are often too sweet sounding and repeating of others. I guess that's why there are not many jazz musicians from China (lol).