I like to think of music as an emotional science.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Music blends feeling with structured technical knowledge.
- In plain terms
- Music is about emotions and rules.
- What can you take from it?
- Feelings and theory make music.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is music math or feeling?
- How do you teach emotion?
Another view
Some music relies more on intuition than science.
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