atinypony (02:08:49)
yeah i went to a high-school with a really good music program, and i came out of it firmly believing that you only really need to know music theory if you want to know how to deliberately ████ it up

mirrorbird (02:08:32)
i think i can spot a bad note too (let's say: western scales etc., i wouldn't want to judge a bollywood soundtrack). but -- that's the diff between knowing the roof is leaking, and knowing how to build/fix a roof.

mirrorbird (02:07:50)
still. yesterday serp was saying (i paraphrase) "i don't know any music theory, i just do what sounds right". but you rarely hear a bum note from him

atinypony (02:07:26)
only in passing, enough to o/ at in passing

mirrorbird (02:07:20)
how tediously true

mirrorbird (02:07:17)
now im laughing because i just remembered BoC did that track called "Music is Math"

mirrorbird (02:06:44)
have a little australasian necta party

atinypony (02:06:37)
time-signatures - fractions

mirrorbird (02:06:34)
pony: that's cool. have you met our nyingen? american, lives in NZ now (got out early), i believe he has taught music & can do good things with a soundbox

atinypony (02:06:32)
tuning and intonation - just adding together frequencies

Skymarshall Arts (Eirik Blodøks Hafskjold)

mirrorbird

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