[HANASHIR:5300] Re: kadma and change

[Joel Siegel <siegeljd...>]

Judith Rowland wrote:

> Ruth Levenstein points out that those who teach trope with errors bear
> no malice. Of course they don't. Of course they are performing a
> mitzvah. However, there is a difference between simplifying and changing
> the actual function of a trope. Kadma, as it's name implies (beginning)
> is a "starting off" trope. Musically, (V - I or sol - do) it brings one
> naturally into the mahpach.

i always conceived as mahpach as do-fa (same interval, different scale/mode
i suppose.)  is there an answer as to which is "right" (at risk of stepping
into yet another quagmire)?

js

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