[AThirdThing] A Fourth Thing

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65746858

Read ages ago that at MIT or wherever they taught rocket science they would say “it’s just rocket science, it’s not music theory.” No clue if that’s actually true tho
It’s very likely that most people that study rocket engineering can’t learn music theory at all. Just like the other way around.

Actually the opposite is true in my experience. Many engineers, physicists, and especially mathematicians are interested in music theory and/or play instruments themselves.

A classmate of mine who is like the “Kyle” stereotype of monster energy drinking gamer, is also an engineering student who happens to be a virtuoso on the cello.

I think four members of my research lab play piano, two can play the violin iirc, and our advisor plays guitar.

as a scientist myself i can guarantee you i’ve always looked down on music theory because it takes the fun out of it.
It’s also a very arbitrary, Eurocentric, and not grounded in actual biological or physical fact. It’s not „sounds that sound good universally across humanity“, despite how its adherents present it.