
Growth Mindset, Deliberate Practice, and Accelerated Learning with Christopher Sutton
Modern Musician Podcast
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The Importance of Descriptive Music Theory
A lot of music theory can be a bit fuzzy, and I think that can remove some of the stigma. Adam Nealey was on our podcast and spoke really well about this idea of most music theory being prescriptive. When you look at it from that perspective music theory isn't this intimidating domineering thing that you've got to study and obey. It's actually just a really helpful kind of cheat sheet for how do I understand in great detail,. The thing I'm hearing and how can I be empowered to know what options are available to me.
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