...square meter, accented primary beats I have a whole lecture on why these two are talking about exactly the same thing... minimal syncopation to this I say "BS"... No, this ain't "jazz", but is there an assumed quantity required from specific instruments? modal harmony, lowered submediants in major keys... do they mean "modal AND modal alteration" constructs and a preference for plagal cadences now I know why they think they sound "hymnal" and consecutive triadic progressions there are no other kind in "western" music creating at times a curiously hymnal mood.

Music creates so much joy in peoples lives, I can't begin to describe how happy I am right now......cynical but also humane