Among the existing music literature materials, the earliest record of music education is the Chengjun School during the Five Emperors period. The Chengjun School takes music education as its main teaching content, so it can be said that the Chengjun School is the source of music education in schools in my country. During the Xia and Shang dynasties, my country paid more attention to the educational role of rituals and music. In addition to retaining Chengjun, there was also the so-called Yin Shang Sheng theory, and new music education institutions such as Guzong were established. However, the content of ritual music at that time focused on sacrifices, religion, and ritual practices. By the Zhou Dynasty, although the application scope of ritual and music did not exceed the above-mentioned scope, more attention was paid to political and ideological needs such as ethics and etiquette. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, its educational policy was formulated based on the needs of the patriarchal system. It proposed to clarify human ethics as the purpose of education, and supplemented it with rituals, music, poetry, and calligraphy. The style of literature and art had developed greatly compared with before.

At that time, music was associated with song, dance, poetry, etc., and they became an indispensable part of people's social life.

During this period, the rulers attached great importance to the educational role of etiquette and music, and the music institutions were also quite large. According to historical records, by the early Zhou Dynasty in ancient my country's music education, a music institution, Da Si Le, had been established.

In "The Rites of Zhou", there are 2 senior officials under the Chunguan official, 4 senior officials, 8 senior sergeants, and 16 corporal sergeants. In addition, there are Fu, Shi, Xu, Tu and other personnel.

Da Si Le is the highest-ranking music official and is also in charge of academic affairs. He is also known as "Da Le Zheng". The musician is Xiao Lezheng. Da Lezheng and Xiao Lezheng are collectively known as "Lezheng". They are in charge of the politics and law of the university and primary school. Lezheng Special Education University, Shishi, Baoshi and Yueshi Special Education Primary Schools.

Da Si Le in the Western Zhou Dynasty has a history of more than 3,000 years. As a music institution in the Zhou Dynasty, Dasi Music was responsible for music education and performing ritual music functions. Its training targets were mainly children of the royal family and aristocrats, and there were also some outstanding musical talents selected from the private sector.

The teaching contents of Dasi Music Institution are mainly music aesthetics, singing and dance. The schooling lasts for 7 years, starting at the age of 13 and graduating at the age of 20. There are more than 1,400 students, including more than 600 music teachers. It can be called a music school with strong teachers and complete institutions.

The organizational officials and musicians of Da Si Le, including Da Si Le, Musician, Da Xu, Master, Xiao Shi, Gu Meng, Hao Meng, Dian Tong, Qing Master, Zhong Master, Sheng Master, and Bo Shi, Yushi, Yanren Youshi, Youzhang, Tuanshi, Dianyongqi, Siganfu, Shi, Xutu, etc.

Da Si Yue is the highest official position in the organization; Musician is the chief instructor and chief conductor of singing and dancing; Da Xu is the chief supervisor of musicians, managing personnel and student status; both Master and Junior Teacher are blind and serve as training musicians. Gu Meng is the blind musician; Hao Meng is Gu Meng's deputy; Dian Tong is in charge of the manufacture, repair and tuning of musical instruments; Chime Master, Zhong Master, Sheng Master, Bo Master, Tao Master, and Yanren Master He is the dancer who holds the dance instruments; Xi Zhang specializes in playing Xi; the Tuan family is in charge of Seyi music; the Dianyong utensils are kept and the musical instruments are displayed; the Si Gan keeps and distributes the dance utensils; Fu, Shi, and Xu belong to the general staff; Tu is the Work or study.

From the perspective of music education alone, Dashi Music was the first music school in ancient my country. Its purpose was to cooperate with the ritual and music system and maintain the supreme rule of the Zhou Dynasty. In addition, Da Si Le also has two functions, one is strict administrative management, and the other is music performance. According to "Zhou Li? Chun Guan Zongbo" records:

The great minister was in charge of the law of Chengjun, in order to govern the academic and political affairs of the founding of the country, and to unite the children of the country. All those who are virtuous and virtuous will teach him, and the deceased will be regarded as the ancestor of music and sacrificed to Guzong. Teach the sons of the country with joy and virtue to harmonize the mediocre and filial friends. Use music and language to teach the sons of the country to promote the Tao and the words of wind and edicts. Use music and dance to teach Guozi to dance at Cloud Gate.

It can be seen that music education was a basic content in Zhou Dynasty education. Among the educational subjects used to cultivate talents in ancient times, there are six arts, namely etiquette, music, archery, charioteering, calligraphy, and mathematics. As a basic quality of the ancient aristocracy, music has always been emphasized.

However, including music as one of the educational contents was not formulated by any one person out of thin air. On the one hand, in the social life of that time, music was relatively complete in terms of types of musical instruments, music theory and music system, and it was an art form that achieved high achievements.

On the other hand, music is widely used in people’s daily lives, from various rituals and banquets held by emperors, officials and scholars, to common people celebrating harvests, praying for rain in farming, and weddings and funerals. Music is used in everything from music to music, which shows how important its existence is to people’s lives. From this point of view, it is inevitable to include music as an educational content.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were the period of transition from slavery to feudalism in our country. Academic culture gradually moved out of the aristocratic circles and expanded to the lower classes, and a situation emerged where a hundred schools of thought contended, and a large number of politicians, thinkers and educators emerged.

They occupy an important position in the history of education in our country, and it is Confucian music education that has a greater impact on later generations.

Confucius inherited the music education thoughts from Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties, advocated equal emphasis on ritual and music, and believed that the state of perfect personality can only be achieved through music. Therefore, he proposed that "prosperity in poetry, establishment in rituals, and success in music" "Educational Thoughts.

Confucius’ understanding of the artistic value, aesthetic value and educational value of music can be said to be unprecedented. The reason why Confucius attached great importance to music was because he had rich practical experience in music. He could sing, play the harp, play the harp, play the sheng and strike the rock. There are many records about Confucius playing musical instruments in ancient documents.

After Confucius, Mencius and Xunzi are the two representatives of Confucianism. Not only did they agree with the educational subjects adopted by Confucius, but they also believed that music has the function of cultivating human temperament.

Generally speaking, Confucian music education thoughts focus on personal physical and mental cultivation, and personality education and moral education are fundamental. In any case, Confucian music education ideas and ideas have an important influence that cannot be ignored on later generations and even on music education in my country today.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius inherited the advanced experience of music education since the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties, and inherited and developed it on the basis of his own music education practice, which brought the ancient music education in my country to a new level. height.

Our country’s culture has also gained the reputation of “musical culture”.