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Alan said: The 'horizontal condition' of a prevailing tonal centre with the emphasis on fourth based member scales can strike one as being at odds with vertical approach; just why is it that fourth based scales are necessary when relating to a group of chords resolving to a tonic. If the tonic is tr...

This is such a big topic. I have so many questions, but it's hard to put the questions into words concisely. I agree there is a big h0le left by the fact the second volume is unreleased. (Even with the original books out there.) The Concept is so neutral in terms of compositional approaches. It seem...

Alan,

Thanks for that great response. Exactly what I was interested in hearing.

Like so many of us, I'm sure, it will be months before I can focus on it, but it's on my list!

Thanks again.

But what you don't generally have is the idea of the Lydian key centre as the fundamental basis of it all or any grasp or the chromatic scale as a graded order of intervallic possibilities in relation to a tonic. Yes, I agree with this. I would add to this list: Without the "lowest common deno...

Since things ARE a little slow, here's something I've been curious about: I know a decent amount about the Concept, and nothing about the "Modal Jazz Composition and Harmony" books by Ron Miller. Just FYI, I am a big fan of the Concept and think in terms of the Concept often. But, many mon...