- Easy, tribe.
So do we really need to
understand and know music theory?
Is it an advantage or
disadvantage for our productions?
Well actually, it's both
but ask yourself these questions.
Are you able to efficiently
translate the ideas
from your head down onto the
computer or the hardware?
Are you able to communicate efficiently
with other musicians,
collaborators, or vocalists?
Are you able to incorporate a
variety of different emotions
in your music?
Are you able to turn your hand to a remix,
identify the key of the song,
and jump around different scales
based on relative majors or minors?
Do you get writer's block?
Are you stuck for ideas?
All of these things
are where music theory can and will help.
Obviously, if you stick
to the rules too much,
it can be restricting
and counterproductive,
but to learn the basics,
I feel, is very important.
We've just launched a
course on Education & Bass
about music theory for producers
and I'll put the link below.
Peace.
