Since you and I are spending a bit of time wandering through some of the slightly more technical aspects of music, I thought maybe I should share this with you. It fell out of my mouth many years ago. And then later I read it elsewhere, so apparently it’s a useful thought. I was asked, “Do you understand musical theory?” My immediate response was, “Not enough to get in the way.”
They thought I was kidding. No really.
Feel free to do likewise.