alt Hacker News> You say that the article isn't music theory but don't bother to say why.
His response sounded kind of gatekeep-y to me. Kind of like an academic with theoretical knowledge, but no practical experience.
Many great musicians never learned proper music theory. Innovation comes from outside, not from inside the establishment.
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analog31 • today at 10:27 AM
Retiring from music due to RSI suggests practical experience.
Disclosure: Musician
smuffinator • today at 10:40 AM
Definitely gatekeeping. I'm no wiz by any means, but I've done (and still do) a fair amount of paid work (gigs, studio recordings, teaching, etc.) and I would not describe Grade 5 ABRSM as "very basic"
Music theory is a way of describing that cool thing you played, not the other way around