Wuhan Conservatory of Music, located in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, is one of the nine independent conservatories in China and the only independent music institution in Central China. It is a master's degree awarding unit, the first batch of pilot units of master of arts professional degree education in China, and a social art level grading institution.

Wuhan Conservatory of Music: The starting point of its establishment is Zhongnan Conservatory of Music, which was established in 1953 by the Music Department of Zhongnan College of Literature and Art, South China People's College of Literature and Art and Guangxi Academy of Arts.

The respective predecessors of the music parts of the above three schools: the School of Literature and Art of Zhongyuan University, which was taken over by 1949, and the School of Literature and Art of Hunan University, which was merged by 1950.

Guangdong Provincial Art College, Guangzhou Municipal Art College and Hong Kong Chinese Conservatory of Music form South China People's College of Literature and Art; Guangxi Provincial Art College's predecessor, Guangxi Provincial Art Teacher Training Course, etc.

1958, Central South Conservatory of Music merged with Wuhan Art Teachers College to form Hubei Art College (1972- 1978 was named "Hubei Art College"). Postgraduates begin to enroll students 1979. 1985 was renamed Wuhan Conservatory of Music.