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		gugagore on Sept 19, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Music theory for nerds "music is waves and frequency" in the same way that "spoken language is waves and frequency"---not very usefully. I think bringing in" appreciation" muddies the waters.

redial on Sept 19, 2016 [–]

I was just responding to the parent who claimed that music was not "waves and frequency".

My point is music is (mostly) independent of its appreciation. Machines can, and do, make music based entirely on the theory of music.

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