If you really understand music theory, you’ll see that it’s a science, with math at its core. The art is in how the science is applied.
If a painter forgets the color wheel, they won’t be able to mix colors to get what they want. They’ll wind up with a bunch of browns when they wanted greens and purples. If they forget the fundamentals like lines and forms and negative space, they’ll end up with shapeless blobs.
I mean I guess some people like abstract art, and that’s fine. But let’s not pretend music theory is just some relic of colonialism. It isn’t eurocentric to believe harmonious and rhythmic music sounds better than music that isn’t.
“science of music theory is western eurocentric colonialism” is a new low bar.
It is literally the core principle of modern ethnographic musicology. 50 years ago there were people claiming that eastern microtonality was a savage aberration.
People listen to music for different reasons. Sometimes it’s to be entertained, sometimes it’s to experience something else.
If you really understand music theory, you’ll see that it’s a science, with math at its core. The art is in how the science is applied.
If a painter forgets the color wheel, they won’t be able to mix colors to get what they want. They’ll wind up with a bunch of browns when they wanted greens and purples. If they forget the fundamentals like lines and forms and negative space, they’ll end up with shapeless blobs.
I mean I guess some people like abstract art, and that’s fine. But let’s not pretend music theory is just some relic of colonialism. It isn’t eurocentric to believe harmonious and rhythmic music sounds better than music that isn’t.
This is honestly unrelated to my point but I’ll entertain it anyways.
We don’t have to pretend tho.
https://youtu.be/Kr3quGh7pJA
Jazz borrows from western music theory but has its OWN theory.
Are you proposing experimental jazz doesn’t have rhythm and harmony?
Music absolutely doesn’t need to have western rhythm and harmony to be enjoyable.
Hey you’re fighting the good fight with your really great replies to the ignorant replies you’re getting, more power to you.
I’ve seen some dumb takes on Lemmy but “science of music theory is western eurocentric colonialism” is a new low bar.
It is literally the core principle of modern ethnographic musicology. 50 years ago there were people claiming that eastern microtonality was a savage aberration.