本論文題目訂為「中國宮廷古琴之研究」，分四章節敘述之： 第一章緒論，包含四個項目，第一、研究動機與目的；第二、寫作範圍與內容；第三、方法與原則；第四、預期成果。 第二章談論中國宮廷中的頌琴，從帶有神話色彩的古琴開始，到進入信史以後為止。 第三章講述中國宮廷中的雅琴，包括：善於彈琴、聽琴、賞與罰、以琴做為勸諫的工具、撰樂書琴譜、宴集、琴待詔、琴與文學藝術、實物琴等九個項目。 最後第四章為結論，對宮廷中的頌琴與雅琴做個總結。 The topic of the thesis “Chinese imperial court Guqin Study” will be recited in four chapters. Chapter one, preface, is divided and discussed into foursegments, 1. research motivation and purpose, 2. content, 3. principle and framework, 4. expected outcome. The second chapter traces the timeline of Chung Chin in the Chinese imperial court, from mythical Guqin to a true and reliable history. Chapter 3 illustrates Yaqin in the Chinese imperial court, including skills of playing, listening, reward and punishment, using qin as a tool of remonstrate, compose musical sheet, banquets, reception, relationship between qin with literature and art, and the real qin in object. The last chapter concludes the Chung qin and Yaqin of the Chinese imperial court.
