THE COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS OF ALICE PARKER AND ...

THE COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS OF ALICE PARKER AND ... THE COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS OF ALICE PARKER AND ...

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#17 A preference for modality over tonality “I’m Goin’ to Sing” is in a major pentatonic mode that uses no 2nd or 7th degree. The fourth step is used liberally, which is rarely the case with major pentatonic modes. #18 General avoidance of the leading tone, even in dominant function Dominant chords are found in the penultimate bar of each verse, but there is no leading tone present. Parker uses the subdominant and supertonic chords over the V bass note, which creates the effect of a dominant. #19 Tendency to favor men’s voices over women’s The second verse in our example is sung by the men’s voices exclusively. 50

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