>professor said you need at least 4 years of intensely studying music theory in order to intelligently and productively appreciate music
>said that otherwise, music is just another empty distraction, compared it to drugs
Is he right, /mu/?
Yes I would like my coffee on the go.
>>73972472
if he doesn't like beefheart, you can be sure he's a fraud
>>73972472
do I have to spend 4 years studying drug theory in order to intelligently and productively enjoy drugs?
I could teach you modal music and every basic production technique in about 24 hours. Your professor is full of bullshit and you should never take his word on this stuff.
>>73972472
>man who wasted 4 years of his life on a music degree tells others they need to spend 4 years studying music
Listen to your professors.
Music is an empty distraction regardless of how much you study it.
>>73972592
this
>>73972472
Your professor's a fucking retard
What the fuck sort of moron tries to decide whether someones enjoyment of something is meaningful or not? I mean sure if you talked to them about it for a while and then came to an opinion, but to just say "you don't appreciate music" because they didn't study fucking music theory for four fucking years is so goddamn mind numbingly stupid.
Your professor is trying to argue that he has more appreciation of music than a ton of the greatest and most influential artists of all time.
What a fucking joke.
>>73972857
the fact that
>>73972472
Your professor sounds like Dinkleberg.
>Here's where I'd put my grammy
>IF I HAD ONE!!!