I usually write modal pieces at a medium fast tempo which is heterophonic. Solely playing the singular melodic lines of monophonic or homophonic music generally implies a philosophical foundation that does not have or want a relationship with the neighbors.
The independant lines of Classical counterpoint recreates the feeling of too much western individualism. The heterophonic line of two melodies playing the exact same thing, similar to the steps of some ballroom dancing, comes from a philosophical position that two people should come together. In the case of ballroom dancing, it's a man and a woman no more than 5 years apart usually.
It's never 2 women or 2 men and its REALLy never 1 woman and 4 men etc... It is nonverbally communicating the culture's expectations for sexual and other kinds of relationships and marriage. The man leads.
The woman follows. There are certain steps to follow too. It means there is a right and a wrong way to live your life.
In order to be accepted you must become a dependable cliche' like everyone else or be outcast.
I want to make abundant music because we can all look forward or open ourselves now to the good things that life has to offer us. However, there is a limit. Creative people like complexity but too much will alienate the audience.
Popular styles almost never have more than 5 parts occuring simultaneously so I try to keep my music just under or at that limit. Well formed rhythms, as well, are defined as between 2 and 6 rhythmic events about every 5 seconds. So, I usually keep my parts near the high end or at that parameter.
These are just 2 of the ways I accomplish a feeling of abundance.
Building and strengthening ties between community members is a delicate balancing act because too many times if someone wants to appeal to blacks for example then the fact of the matter is that many whites, Irish, Scottish and what have you will, unfortunately, not identify or want to be associated with it. Or if you try to appeal to Asian Americans, you alienate regular Asians, blacks, whites, Scottish, Irish etc... In trying to appeal to too many people you lose everyone.
Many if not most traditionalists and conservatives won't like my music. I didn't make it for them. I'm affirming a completely different set of values that they're not ready to appreciate or understand.
I've thrown them a bone by not being ignorant of their concerns but I really don't share them at all. That's about 2/3rds of America, Europe, Australia and NewZealand right there who I will probably never reach.
I know why the rural bible belt identifies with country/western and Christian music in the U.S. and understand why conservatives identify with 19th centuy classical music. However, to be very blunt, in my opinion Country and Christian music comes from a biased philosophical position that they are the chosen people by God to be better than everyone else. And If they have money, then they believe this proves that a God favors them.
Perhaps, in a few short years when America is no longer a global super power cowering under big Asian players and American whites are in the minority in their own country, hopefully the arguments presupposing their innate superiority will be seen for exactly what they are, a bunch of nonsense thrown together by pseudo-intellectuals bolstered and supported by the uninformed, mentally lazy and/or the willfully ignorant.
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