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The only people I know who are productive as composers or arrangers are familiar with theory.
by analog31 26d ago
The only people I know who are productive as composers or arrangers are familiar with theory.
- gentooflux 26d agoBecause they can write it down. Good for them.
- onraglanroad 26d agoYes, being able to write is a good thing. You can get so far with just an aural tradition but the invention of writing helps.
- analog31 26d agoIt's way more than that. They are just more fluent at creating things like melodies and harmonies that "work" without essentially starting from scratch on every composition. I know music notation and can write things down, but I'm not a good composer. I'm at the mercy of others to write new material if that's what I'm interested in playing. And writing it down in a way that other musicians can understand is of nontrivial value if you want people to play your stuff.