Re: Chord Function?

On Jul 18, 7:40 am, Keith Freeman <smtp.cablewanadoo.nl> wrote:
> > No, you came into a Music Theory group
>
> Only, I suspect, because you cross-posted and Tony's reply automatically
> got cross-posted back.
>
> -Keith
>
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I didn't cross post. I only post to Theory and Compose. So, yes, he
did come into this group!

BTW, your grammar to English = conventions to Theory anagoly has some
flaws. English is not a theory. English would better relate to the
language of music and this is somewhat of a vague and not theory term.
Maybe the language of music would relate to notation, or some other
aspects of theory as in the notation methods, but English is not a
theory.

However, English does have many different rules of grammar that has
changed over the years, in different cultures, and especially in
poetry, various contexts. It is also still English if it is in Text
messaging or in slang or in various regional variations. BUT the Rules
of grammar are all conventions of the English Language. English is
still the common denominator. One could thus analyze the various
genres of the way people use the language and compare the usage of
Shakespeare to modern text messaging, and one could say that the
conventions of Shakespeare are different from the conventions of
Modern Texting but then you are not saying that they are both not
English, only different conventions and you are also not using English
as the analyzing force. You would be using some appropriate method of
Language Theory to describe the differences and similarities.

Thus this is only another mixing of terms and contexts to justify an
irrelevant statement or to soften a mis-spoken statement. Sorry, it is
almost a good analogy, but the same basic contexts are still
misrepresented. Believe me, I understand. The true meaning of music
theory is presented as "rules" in many colleges. That is their mistake
and I am sorry that they have had so munch of an influence on their
students. Theory is not rules. Theory is the study of music. Rules are
only one of the byproducts that come out of the study. Rules are only
written to explain conventions in a "its either black or white with no
shades of gray" mentality that is becoming prevalent in our society.
But if you get down to the meaning and function of Music Theory, it is
really simple as to what theory is or is not.

I enjoyed that analogy, in spite of the flaws.
LJS