This book is built to start from elementary and fundamental bases to the first degrees of harmony. It provides many theoretical and technical bases of music, presenting in detail relations between physics and music (harmonics, frequency and time spectrum, dissonance, etc.), physiological relations with human body and education.

Dominque Paret is Engineer ESIEE / DEA of physics and was responsible for the technical support of an international leader of electronic components for many years. Professor in numerous engineering schools in France and abroad, he runs a company of consultants/technical experts. He is also a seasoned jazz organist.

Serge Sibony is Engineer ESTP, head of products systems construction, research and development director and Professor in several schools of engineers. A jazz pianist and the author of a series of works on musical composition, he is also a creator and independent developer of sharewares related to music.