To: yellowdoghunter
"Oh puleeeze...it is a load of crap, IMHO."
There is nothing humble about thinking that the only knowledge that exists is that which you personally posses. Musical theory is quite real, and I know this from experience. Beethoven was able to write symphonies after going deaf because of his understanding of musical theory.
Dismissing it as 'crap' simply because you're too intellectually lazy to deal with the possibility that there may be things out there that you don't understand is the worst kind of ignorance.
284 posted on
04/05/2006 2:03:03 PM PDT by
Sofa King
(A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
To: Sofa King
We will just have to agree to disagree but I am still glad I didn't waste my money in college to take that class...:)
286 posted on
04/05/2006 2:04:28 PM PDT by
yellowdoghunter
(I sometimes only vote for Republicans because they are not Democrats....by Dr. Thomas Sowell)
To: Sofa King; yellowdoghunter
"
There is nothing humble about thinking that the only knowledge that exists is that which you personally posses. Musical theory is quite real, and I know this from experience."
Excuse, please. Can't tell for sure, but I think it possible that while you are speaking of one or more of several music theory subjects, yellowdoghunter is actually talking about music appreciation, which can be considerably a less demanding part of the musical discipline.
995 posted on
04/06/2006 4:21:18 PM PDT by
YHAOS
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