Originally posted by lalimacefolle
I don't think you should start your song by going."Ok, I'm gonna write a lydian melody..."

Why not? I do that all the time.

You can't be creative unless you know what the hell you're doing. (I think that basically sums up what CM was saying) If you don't know anything about theory you're just gunna end up with a bunch of miscellaneous snippits that sound like crap when put together.