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Music theory is just that. Theory. There is no set of laws.

Creating melodies by doggedly applying any system is almost guaranteed to feel tired, predictable and boring.

I like to think about it as an opinionated framework. Once you have the basics, you can take an unpredictable sounding song and deconstruct it to understand why it sounds so good.

I don’t really have a problem with systems.

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