“流行音乐”一词是根据英语“popular music”翻译过来的。自20世纪20年代起就已悄悄登上了中国音乐的历史舞台,其间虽然一波未平一波又起,但时至今日它占据中国音乐的半壁江山已经是一个不争的事实。并以它的时尚与亲和力,风行全世界,并且影响着一代又一代人的思想和生活方式。目前,我国的一些专业音乐院校已经开设了流行音乐的部分专业,培养了大批的专业人才。事实上,在普通高校的音乐鉴赏课中也可加进流行音乐的内容,这对当代大学生正确认识流行音乐是很有必要的。 “Pop music ” is based on the English “popular music ” translated. Since the 1920s, it has quietly boarded the historical stage of Chinese music. Although it has been unfolded during the 20th century, it is an indisputable fact that it occupies half of the Chinese music today. And with its fashion and affinity, popular all over the world, and affect the thinking and way of life after generation. At present, some professional music colleges and universities in our country have opened some majorities of pop music and trained a large number of professionals. In fact, pop music content can be added to the music appreciation class in colleges and universities, which is necessary for contemporary college students to correctly understand pop music.