China Conservatory of Music, located in Beijing, was established by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People's Republic of China and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. It is based on Chinese studies and is an independent It is a higher music institution with Chinese music education and research characteristics, cultivating high-level professionals engaged in Chinese music theory research, creation, performance and education. It is a national "double first-class" construction university", a Chinese government scholarship receiving institution for international students in China, " "Global Music Education Alliance" Secretariat School, Beijing "High-level Research University".

The school was established in 1964 based on the proposal of Premier Zhou Enlai; in 1973, the China Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music The college merged to form the School of Music of the Central Wuqi University of the Arts; in May 1980, the China Conservatory of Music resumed its organizational structure?

As of July 2014, the school covers a total area of ??60.27 acres and has 1,329 undergraduate students. , 524 graduate students (Ph.D., master's), and 387 faculty and staff. According to the school's official website in March 2017, the school opened 11 teaching units; in 2017, the school opened 3 enrollment majors and 15 professional directions; it has a postdoctoral mobile station. 1, 1 first-level discipline doctoral program, 1 first-level discipline master’s degree program, and 1 professional master’s degree program. As of December 2018, the China Conservatory of Music is a social art level examination institution.