〖Harmony and Theory by Keith Wyatt & Carl Schroeder〗（和声理论）

〖Harmony and Theory〗
　　The chart on the facing page tells a complete story: but it's a story written in a special language: the language of music, it contains information that allows any two musicians anywhere on this planet, speaking entirely different languages with their tongues, to play the same piece of music on their instrument, To musicians who know the language, charts like this are the beginning point of musical conversation; to those who don't, they are just a lot of meaningless numbers and symbols. If this chart looks more confusing than enlightening, this book is for you.
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〖Harmony and Theory〗
　　Harmony and Theory evolved through years of writing, teaching, and revising the course of me same name at Musicians Institute. Ml is a hands-on musical performance school that emphasizes the stage, not the classroom, so in this context the reason for studying harmony and theory is practical, not intellectual. The goal of the course is simply to enable anyone playing any instrument in any popular style to pick up a book of sheet music and understand what they see. The point is to know the language well enough that you don't have to stop playing while you think about it-to be able to use it as a toot to help you think more musically and thereby play better, quicker As such, the knowledge contained In this book doesn't replace good instrumental technique, playing experience, an accurate ear, or a sense of style, but it does provide a structure to tie all of those essentials together, making you a complete musician.
　　Most harmony and theory books approach the subject from a classical or composition-oriented perspective, but this one is for those whose first love Is playing popular music in all its variations-rock, funk, blues, pop, country, jazz, etc Many, If not most, popular musicians first learn to play by ear and by feel, copying what others have done without necessarily knowing why it works. "Ear" and "feel" players also tend to be very unsure about the virtue of studying theory, caught between a sense of frustration a? being musically illiterate and a fear that too much knowledge will get in the way of natural inspiration. Well-rounded musicians, however, learn to use their Intellect to focus and enhance their creativity, much as an artist studies the inside of the human body In order to be better able to paint the outside. This book is intended to give you an understanding of the internal structure of everyday music so that instead of shying away from the printed page you can read it and get past it, back to the music itself.
　　As teachers and authors, we have made a great many choices regarding what to put into this book and what to leave out. New concepts are introduced by showing how and why they relate in practical terms to understanding and performing popular music. In some cases, when there are several valid ways of explaining a certain idea, we have chosen to lessen confusion by limiting our explanation to the one approach we consider the most practical. This doesn't mean that other approaches are wrong, but simply that too many possibilities presented too early stand in the way of your ability to clearly see the fundamentals. What this book does not attempt to do is to show you detailed methods for Improvising, arranging, or composing. While those subjects are referred to from time to time, the emphasis here is on understanding the basic principles of music so that you can begin to read, study and listen as an
　　educated musician.
　　Since this book is written by players for players, we consider it to be essential that you also play what you see in this book. Only by getting these ideas off the page, onto an instrument (preferably keyboard or guitar, so that you can play the chords), and into your ear will you gain the full practical benefit. You don't need to have much technique, only the willingness to take the time to figure out the notes so that you can hear what's being described in words. Many times, a complicated idea will quickly make sense when you hear it connected to a familiar sound.
　　When you've finished this book, look back at that chart again, and you'll see how everything o the page now tells a story. You will have begun to understand a language that expresses things no other language can, and as a knowledgeable musician, you too will now be part of the conversion.
　　Carl Schroeder & Keith Wyatt
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〖Harmony and Theory〗