quoted 5 lines most artists in the genre don't know thing one about music theory
> > most artists in the genre don't know thing one about music theory
> >(including myself). but they use this as an excuse to use layered pads,
> >clicking one key at a time. if people would pick up a book on basic
> >chords and progression, i can really see a great deal of benefit to
> >that. no one cares about writing, they just want it to sound neat.
Well, I understand what you're getting at here, but what makes "melody" inherently better than "sound". I formally studied music theory for many years, and what drew me to electronic music in general was the LACK of reliance on melody, tonality, etc. As far as I'm concerned, someone going out and picking up a book on chords would do nothing but turn the electonic realm into a clone of bad rock. My personal belief is that musical structure as a whole is what's important. You can create a fantastic piece of music without chordal progressions or melodies, it's a matter of structuring the sounds so that there is some sort of pattern, be it rhythmic, timbral, melodic.... With that said, of course, I DO understand your reference to mindless music. It's just sometimes I feel that the emphasis on traditional theory is just as much an arbitrary decision as anything else. Perharps just a bitter academic?
-Kristin
http://www.4-56.com
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