Does music theory really kill creativity?
one word answer.
NO
We wouldn't have had Beethoven, Shostakovitch, Dvorak, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Respighi, and so many others who created some of the best music that has ever graced this planet.
I slept in my Sergei Rachmaninoff t-shirt, and when I didn't wake up I realized I was in The Isle Of The Dead
I slept in my Frank Sinatra t-shirt and woke up in New York, New York
I slept in my Arrow t-shirt and woke up Hot Hot Hot
I slept in my Temptations t-shirt and woke up on Cloud Nine
I slept in my Cream t-shirt and woke up in a White Room
I slept in my Sammy Johns t-shirt and woke up in a Chevy Van
I slept in my Beach Boys t-shirt and woke up In My Room
I slept in my Goo Goo Dolls t-shirt and woke up Naked