=-> Quoting Gary Smith to Scott Rhodes on 18 Nov 96  11:18:52....
 GS> ...they're just not well-crafted songs.  For example, songs written
 GS> in the key of D major just cannot contain an F minor chord.
 GS> Won't work.  There are just SOME things that can't be done.
 GS> They are sonically horrible.
   Where did you ever get an idea like that, Gary?   I've written a song in
 the key of F# major that has an A minor chord in it, and another in the key
 of A major which has a Cm in it (both of which are exactly the same chord
 intervals that you're talking about, but in different keys).  They work
 very nicely - mainly because the melody flows around the progression in
 such a way that it ties them together seamlessly.
   I've also written a number of other songs that have chord progressions
 that you probably wouldn't think would work - but they do.
 GS> Yes, we do need exploration, but there are certain guidelines.
   Harmonic and structural guidelines in music, like most rules, are made
 to be broken.  Of course, you may not like the result if it's displeasing
 to your ear.     However, the only boundaries of what can and
 can't be created musically are either those that are in your own head, or
 possibly the ones imposed by the twelve tone scale, or the limitations of
 your instrument and your own technical facility on that instrument.
    Cheers,
             Martin
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