Introduction

介绍

A Brief Introduction to the Theory of Music

音乐理论简介

by Ed Gollin

埃德·高林

The present tutorial provides anintroduction to the materials and theory of music. The tutorial does not assumeany prior musical background, but rather introduces and builds upon basicconcepts through examples the reader can see, hear and explore. The tutorialexplains some features of musical notation, but neither emphasizes nor requiresthe ability to read music. Instead, the tutorial places emphasis upon theconnection between musical terms and the sounds to which they refer.

本教程介绍了音乐的材料和理论。本教程不假设读者有任何以前的音乐背景，而是通过读者看到、听到和探索到的实例，来介绍和建立基本概念。本教程解释了乐谱的一些特征，但既不强调也不需要阅读音乐的能力。相反，本教程重点介绍了音乐术语和它们所指的声音之间的联系。

This tutorial was designed and created byEd Gollin

本教程由埃德·高林设计和创建

Futher adaptation by Jascha Smilack andHarvardX 2015.

由杰西卡·斯米莱克和哈佛X2015进一步改编。