Ideas in this flowchart

• Music Theory and Learning
• Misconceptions about Music Theory
• Theory as a Growth Inhibitor
• The Dumb Leading the Gullible
• Theory vs. Creativity
• Theory Describes Music
• Theory as a Tool
• Misuse of Theory
• Comparison to Art and Language
• Naming Doesn't Impair Skill
• Awareness vs. Skill
• Misunderstanding Analysis
• User Error, Not Theory's Fault
• Mastery of Theory