In some cases, overthinking can be a deterrent, especially when it's something as intangible as music. I can understand the struggle, but I prefer to put music in simple terms, like color and visual art, with the exception that music uses a larger foundation. In art you have the primary colors, RYB, and you have the different hues they can be made into. In music, there are the root notes ABCDEFG, and then there are flats and minors that are derived from those. As an example, it's a fair point to be made that an artist such as Andy Warhol used visual medium to conceptualize the 'Pop' form of visual art with minimal complexity, and as such was well respected for his vision by his peers and the masses. Rembrandt took a much different approach, and created complex, life-like, stunning images that capture the subject matter intimately. He was also respected by his peers and everyone else. Certainly two different approaches, but they can both be appreciated equally.
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