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Music theory is not rules. It is an attempt at explain some things about music.
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*gasp* I love that statement. It's so very true, and it can be applied to so many things beyond it's obvious musical applications. But this isn't the place for philosophy...
You don't mind if I quote you?
And I like the idea of discovering your own music theory, while incorporating many of the "rules" (which are really better termed "explainations") of traditional Music Theory, and thowing out others, because you have an explaination that better points you in the direction you want to go. Hey, if you want to write in a Romantic idiom, then study the rules that those composers learned. If you want to write in a Baroque idiom, then study those rules. If you want to write in a modern idiom, study those rules, and so on and so forth.
Thank, jacob, I think you've shaped my opinon about theory.
Of couse, seeing as I'm only half-awake, that opinion might change in the next few hours. lol.