Music theory's a waste of time · Luan's School Of Music

Music theory's a waste of time

One thing that I see quite a lot is the view of Music Theory being a waste of time or something that gets in the way of creativity.

This couldn't be further from the truth and is actually restricting your creativity if you have this viewpoint.

💯Yes, you can go the free wheeling "music just needs to be free man!" approach, and good luck to you. (Often I find these people are actually scared and intimidated by it and so default to a fake confidence.)

But, if you want to be able to clearly express your experiences and understand how dots are joined, learning and understanding the relevant music theory is a must.

Like any subject, learning a bunch of non-practical information that is purely to be kept in the mind and used temporarily is more than pointless in my experience (remind you of a lot of the school curriculum lol?) 🤣

💬But learning practical theory, like any practical information you can use practically and reflect on in your life is a game changer.

If we look at music as a language, and then how we learn language, the only reason we're able to communicate right now is because we got taught a part of English theory - the written word.

🍉 The word 'red' isn't the colour red, but you know what it means when I write it. I can also deliberately use creative writing in my own style using English's frameworks that can trigger your memory to see the colour in your head and see it more in your surroundings, just by suggesting it like I am now.

🤔How much does your clarity of reflecting and visualising affect your life?

🤔And how amazing is it using a set framework to be creative and share your ideas and viewpoints throught it?

🤔 Also, if your ability to translate your ideas and emotions is limited because you are blocked by not understanding how the frameworks work, what determental effects on your creativity does this have?

Are you truly as free as you think?

And isnt full creativity reliant on true freedom?

Whatever your answers are, I would strongly argue it's exactly the same with Music. And don't you want to be free in both?

If its right for you, I would invite you to learn 1 basic concept you known would benefityou for 30 days and see how you get on!

Let me know if you do in the comments, would he great to hear about thoughts and experiences!

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