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I dont know about you but my theory professor had a quite adaptive method of teaching...

Im not going to get into this anymore until you answer a few questions for me...because to me it sounds like you are saying the same thing with new labels...what is your definition of modal functions? whats your definition of color?

Intervallic relationships cease to be as important as modal functions and "color"

There are a number of ways to voice this chord function using different types of intervallic relationships "and therefore" bringing out different colors of the function

Sounds like to me intervals still seem pretty important...
unless you are saying that you could not analyze these dm11 chords with "traditional theory"?

Do you use the roman numeral system or is it the guitar theory system (G7b5 Cm11), atleast thats what i call it(not quite sure the name i just know a ton of guitarists that use this system)?
Hell from what my professor taught me modal harmony was included in the whole of music theory, there was no seperation from "traditional" or "modern" theory...It sounds like you are talking about contemporary classical style which began to implement chromaticism more into music and started to throw away the diatonic or "traditional" forms using chord pivoting/chord morphing/chromatic chords and such things of that nature..?I honestly dont see the seperation here...if you care to elaborate i wouldnt mind listening but i only ask this do not stereotype my knowledge and do not try to "school" me...because if there is a difference i would really like to know, but i honestly think that its more of a misunderstanding of definitions...

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