What I was alluding to was the context in which this often arises in threads such as this i.e that some with deep theoretical understanding will try to distance themselves from the notion of that training being fundamental to their work, so as to appear unconstrained by the given rules of engagement.ChamMusic wrote:I suppose 'to forget them' does come across as a bit extreme! :0)el-bo (formerly ebow) wrote:Really?ChamMusic wrote:That's it in a nutshell!jancivil wrote:You have to know things to forget them.
Once these skills are assimilated they are not forgotten, even if they no longer exist as overt practices.
I won't speak for Jan, but what I mean by it is pretty much what you said really: "they no longer exist as overt practices"...you just 'forget' about them in the sense that they are subconsciously part of your approach to composing...
I don't think one can 'forget', to any significant effect, that kind of learning. Even if you get all Bruce "Don't think...Feel" Lee about it, you are still subconsciously operating from a much wider palette of colours/patterns/choices, and options are worth studying for.