harmony

I've learned so many rules about what to do and what not to do but the reality is we just do what we do. 
In theory I found it difficult to understand what the rules meant, but when I put it into practice and heard the results it began to make sense.  However the ear of the rule maker was so distant from my sonic sensibilities that although I appreciated the simple, solid beauty I was more drawn to a dark, allusive beauty.  I use the rules occasionally but usually I break them.