Q: I don't know much of anything about music theory. But I can compose tunes pretty easily, and I can very intuitively tell when some series of notes are good, or when some are bad. I've come up with this idea of composition that models songs/melodies based on the attention they gather from the listener (attention being used, for lack of better word), which seems like a promising way of writing/thinking about songs. A part of me wants to ignore modern music theory and reinvent the wheel as a means of making more unique music, another part of me says that maybe that's a bad idea. These parts of me are getting very upset, and they're calling each other VERY rude names. Can you help settle the dispute?
A: your theory sounds great. you weren't even too clear about what that other competing theory even is, so from here it seems like a no brainer