Why,when dealing with harmony and bass lines, do I want to start by focusing on popular music and then apply those principles to classical music?

为什么在处理和音和低音线时，我是否需要注重流行音乐然后将这些原则应用到古典乐上？

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Someone asked me, "Well,why are some notes consonant and why are other notes dissonant?"

有人问我，那么为什么有些音符是和音而有些不协调呢“

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