Theory follows practice, always. That idea holds true generally, I think, but in the realm of music, I’m prepared to stand behind that statement 100% - theory follows practice. The oldest surviving written music is about 3,400 years old. The oldest surviving instrument? A bone flute that’s around 40,000 years old. People have been making music for a whole lot longer than the haters have been hating or gatekeepers have been gatekeeping. We are supposed to be making music, ok? This is ancestral.