So why DO people get so emotional about music theory topics?

Chords, scales, harmony, melody, etc.
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Don't forget that when one talks about "correct", period and style does matter. In contemporary music, parallel fifths are not considered so bad thing and are more tolerable, so it would be too hard to say this is a sin or mistake in that case.

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+eleventy.

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Varadin wrote:Don't forget that when one talks about "correct", period and style does matter. In contemporary music, parallel fifths are not considered so bad thing and are more tolerable, so it would be too hard to say this is a sin or mistake in that case.
Agreed absolutely. But if CdB was an example of someone chock full of theory, he wouldn't have written that. I thought vurt mentioned him as an example of someone who writes crap music even though following all the rules.

Victor.

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VicDiesel wrote:
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vurt wrote:
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Anyway, if you want to argue that it's bad musicians who grasp at theory as their last straw, and then get emotional in defending theoretical correctness, fine.

Victor.

hmmm wasnt chase that said it, twas me :D
and for the record it was merely sarcasm :o

cept the chris de burgh bit, i meant that implicitly.

may i draw your attention to this, just to reiterate the fact that i wasnt being at all serious.
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i think you all know the secret of the soultion-problem antiquity and need to calm down for a thistle before this starts to get absurd.

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NotTheCommonDose wrote:i think you all know the secret of the soultion-problem antiquity and need to calm down for a thistle before this starts to get absurd.
You havn't read the other threads here have you? It's just warm up so far. :scared:

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What happened to my pants? I could have sworn I was wearing pants a minute ago.

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The Chase wrote:What happened to my pants? I could have sworn I was wearing pants a minute ago.
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