Introduction to the Composition Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music
The Composition Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music was established in 1958. Since the establishment of the department, it has formed a complete undergraduate teaching system and has become a professional discipline that can represent the theoretical teaching level of composition and composition technology in South China and even the whole country. The previous department chairs include: Liang Zhiqiong, Yu Wei, Huang Rongzan, Chen Jiahua, Su Ke, Cai Songqi, Liao Shengjing, Liu Chunrong, and Wu Yuebei; the current department chair: Fang Xiaomin.
Over the past half century, the faculty of the Department of Composition has gradually grown and developed. A number of composers, experts, and scholars have emerged with outstanding contributions in teaching, scientific research, and creation, and have created a large number of influential works. musical composition. For example, in terms of creation, there are Shi Yongkang's symphonic poem "The Story of the Yellow Crane", Liao Shengjing's violin piece "Torch Festival Night" and piano piece "Red River Folk Song", Fang Xiaomin's ethnic chamber music "Five Elements" and erhu concerto "Fantasia" ", Li Fang's puppet music "Five Sheep Legend", Zeng Yujia's chamber music "Outside the Window", etc.; in terms of teaching materials and books, there are Shi Yongkang's "Orchestra Instrument Method", Liu Chunrong's "Harmony Analysis", Fang Xiaomin's " "Five Elements Composition Method" and "Pop Song Writing Techniques", Ren Damin's "Pop Music and Jazz Harmony", Wang Xiaoling's "Han Modeal Harmony Techniques", Cai Qiaozhong's "Pathfinder's Quest - Research on Zhu Jian'er's Symphony Creation" ", Lei Guangyao's "First Tune Monopart Sight-Singing Tutorial", etc. The Composition Department has now cultivated a large number of music creation and music theory talents for South China and even the whole country. Many of its graduates have become the backbone of music schools, literary and art groups, radio and television, audio and video publishing and other cultural units; some have entered our country. He ranks among the famous musicians in our province and has won many awards in international and domestic music creation competitions. Such as: Li Haiying, Lu Qingwen, Huang Hong, Wang Xiaoling, Deng Xilu, Yang Xiao, Li Fang, etc.
At present, the Department of Composition has three teaching and research sections: "Composition, Composition Technology Theory, and Basic Training". Among them, there are 8 professors and 5 associate professors (4 with doctoral degrees and 10 with master's degrees). Five professional courses are offered: "Composition, Harmony, Polyphony, Music Form and Work Analysis, and Orchestration"; in addition, it also offers "Sight-singing and ear training, music theory, five-element composition method, popular song writing skills, national melody writing, Sequence music writing, research on Zhu Jian'er's symphony creation, harmony analysis, pop music and jazz harmony, Han modal harmony techniques, modern advanced sight-singing ear training, music English literature reading, piano, computer-aided composition, etc. Compulsory courses and elective courses for each major.
Introduction to the Musicology Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music
The Musicology Department was established in October 1997 and began enrolling students in 1998. Its predecessor was the Music Theory Teaching and Research Section (started in 1979), which was responsible for all public history courses in the college. The courses offered at that time mainly included: History of Foreign Music, History of Ancient Chinese Music, History of Modern and Modern Chinese Music, and Introduction to Art. , Chinese folk songs, music aesthetics, music masterpieces, music literature, etc. Members of the teaching and research section include: Cui Qikun, Guan Boji, Zhang Wenqian, Chen Rongxi, Xu Shujian, Zhao Wanjie, Zhao Yayao, Wang Bo, Chen Weilun, Wang Runqiu, Luo Xiaoping, Huang Hong, Wu Liling, Deng Xilu, Xu Yuanfan, Wang Hongjun and other teachers.
In 1995, all the teaching and research sections were merged into the Institute of Music. The director is: Luo Xiaoping; the deputy directors are: Zhou Guangping and He Ping; the party branch secretary is: Wang Bo; secretaries: Wang Hongjun and Chen Hong. In addition to the original members of the institute (Zhao Songguang, Chen Tianguo, Luo Dezai, and Chen Anhua), teachers such as Yan Xiaoyu, Pan Lan (transferred in 2000), Liu Dajian, Shang Hong, and Zhou Kaimo have also been added. The teachers in the institute still take charge of public courses on history and theory for the entire institute.
In 1998, the Department of Musicology was separated from the Institute and has been established independently to this day. Almost all the main staff come from the original music theory teaching and research section, and later a younger generation of new teachers (all with master's degrees) were added. The first department chair: He Ping (transferred in July 2004); department secretary: Chen Hong. In July 2004, he was succeeded by Deng Xilu with the title of deputy director; in September 2005, Xing Zhuxiang became the party branch secretary.
It has four research offices: 1. Music History Teaching and Research Office; 2. Ethnic Music Teaching and Research Office; 3. Technical Theory Teaching and Research Office; 4. Philosophy-Literature Teaching and Research Office. There are currently 29 teaching and administrative staff in the department: Zhao Songguang, Chen Tianguo, Xing Zhuxiang, Luo Xiaoping, Wu Liling, Huang Hong, Deng Xilu, Yan Xiaoyu, Liu Dajian, Zhou Kaimo, Wang Shaoming, Peng Lijia, Zhou Guangping, Zou Hongming, Shang Hong, Wang Li Li, Zhang Jun, Chen Hong, Ai Fuhua, Huang Lei, Zhang Zhuo, Wu Zhiwu, Li Min, Zheng Min, Gao Feisheng, Huo Yunan, Liu Tongwen, Cheng Yapeng. Teacher Xie Zehui was transferred to the Department of Modern Music in September 2007.
Department of Modern Music, Xinghai Conservatory of Music
Department of Modern Music was formerly known as the Department of Music and Sound Director. In July 2006, it was officially renamed the Department of Modern Music, and all-round optimization and adjustment of the original majors were carried out. As a new department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music, the only higher music institution in South China, the Department of Modern Music relies on the characteristics of Guangzhou's economic development frontier area and is connected with the multi-disciplinary environment of the university town to establish a diversified modern music characteristics and a comprehensive modern professional environment. Ideas for running a school based on positioning. After comprehensive research and all-round demonstration, it reflects the development characteristics of contemporary music, reflects the needs of contemporary music education, and makes full use of the multicultural environment, the comprehensive characteristics of the sustainable development factors of modern music and the needs of contemporary society, and combines the original sound director professional It has been optimized and adjusted to the electronic music production major, and two new majors (directions), film and television music creation and jazz music performance, have been added. This has formed a school-running environment that integrates multiple professional teachings including music creation, music production, and music performance.
At present, the Department of Modern Music has a strong teaching team. Many of the professional teachers are musicians with high reputations in professional fields at home and abroad. In addition, the international and diversified teaching staff is an important feature of the modern music department in terms of its teaching staff. Currently, there are many foreign teachers from France, Germany, the United States and other places, which keep the teaching in sync with the world's advanced teaching concepts and create a leading domestic teaching environment. At the same time, the Department of Modern Music has advanced teaching facilities and equipment. Including professional electronic music production core main classroom, music creation core main classroom, independent jazz ensemble classroom, jazz piano classroom, jazz percussion classroom, etc. The electronic music production teaching rooms are equipped with PC and APPLE dual-system workstations and professional-grade music production hardware equipment and software systems; the main music production classrooms are equipped with professional music workstation systems, and all student systems are also equipped with professional Cubase and M-Power production systems. At the same time, a modern music center and a modern percussion center that have reached the top international standards are being built. The center has advanced equipment and environment, and is capable of teaching, planning, creating, recording, performing and many other modern music tasks such as electronic music production, film and television music recording and editing, music recording, jazz performance and recording, etc.
The leading school philosophy of the Department of Modern Music is dedicated to the development of artistic careers in electronic music creation and production, film and television music creation and multimedia art works, and jazz instrumental performance and composition. Students are provided with comprehensive professional education and training through systematic and scientific professional theoretical teaching and necessary practical teaching that can guide their application abilities. At the same time, special emphasis is placed on teaching students relevant professional skills while fully stimulating students' artistic potential and creativity, cultivating students' comprehensive artistic aesthetic abilities and multi-party cooperation skills in artistic creation, and at the same time further enhancing students' interest and exploration in their respective professional fields. spirit, so that they can develop in all aspects in terms of professional quality, creativity, comprehensive aesthetic quality, as well as developmental thinking and innovative spirit, so that they can not only acquire the necessary professional knowledge, but also lay a solid professional foundation for their future artistic career. Basic and comprehensive literacy, as well as a high level of practical application.
Introduction to the Piano Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music
The Piano Department of Guangzhou Xinghai Conservatory of Music was founded in 1957 and has a history of 50 years. Through the efforts of successive generations of leaders and teachers , and with the strong support of the college leaders, it has now developed into one of the country's outstanding piano education and talent training units.
From the teaching staff to the configuration of hardware facilities, the Piano Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music has met the conditions required for a highly specialized discipline construction and talent training unit.
The Piano Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music has a strong teaching staff. There are currently 19 teachers, including many old, middle-aged and young people from the old, middle and young generations such as Li Qi, Popova, Li Songwen, Du Ningwu and Xian Jinsong. Pianists and teachers who have made outstanding contributions to the development of the piano industry across the country and even the world. Several major characteristics of the faculty structure of our department include high academic qualifications (70% with doctorate and master's degrees), a high proportion of teachers with overseas return experience (50%), and a combination of Chinese and foreign teachers (from China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan) ), the United States, Ukraine).
In terms of teaching hardware and supporting facilities, the Piano Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music has reached a very high level. Xinghai Conservatory of Music moved to the new campus in Guangzhou University Town in 2005, which fundamentally improved the teaching environment. On this basis, there are several concert halls available to our department, all of which have reached the standards of professional concert halls. And with the completion of the second phase of the Xinghai Conservatory of Music, the symphony hall with more than 1,300 seats and the chamber music performance hall with more than 400 seats will bring our performance facilities to a new level. In terms of daily teaching facilities, all professional classrooms will be equipped with two dedicated grand pianos in the near future.
The Piano Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music covers postgraduate and undergraduate subjects. Its teaching work mainly includes piano performance majors and other majors such as composition, modern music, vocal music, music education, instrument craftsmanship, music A compulsory piano course in the Department of Education. In terms of subject construction and teaching management, whether it is teaching main subjects or required courses, our department has established a very complete teaching plan system, laying a solid foundation for ensuring teaching quality.
In addition to strict daily teaching work, our department has carried out a wealth of external academic exchange activities with extremely rich content, and has established extensive contacts with domestic and foreign colleagues. There are many visiting experts every semester. Lectures and performance activities. At the same time, teachers and students in our department also actively go out of school and participate in various lectures, performances, competitions and other activities at home and abroad. Their high professional standards are highly praised by their peers at home and abroad.
Due to the outstanding performance of our department in teaching, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education awarded our department the title of Guangdong Province Famous Professional in 2005.
Introduction to the Vocal Music Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music
The Vocal Music Department mainly cultivates people with certain political theory literacy and strong music performance ability, who can work in professional literary and art groups, art schools and other related departments. , specialized talents engaged in vocal singing, vocal music teaching and research, as well as qualified talents who meet the needs of society, the academic system is a four-year undergraduate degree.
The Department of Vocal Music has two teaching and research groups: vocal music and piano. It has a team of teachers who are full of energy and have strong teaching and scientific research capabilities. There are currently 11 teachers, including 4 full professors and associate professors, 4 lecturers and 2 teaching assistants. Some of the teachers have obtained master's degrees, some have returned from studying abroad, and some have won awards in major international and domestic vocal competitions. They all have profound academic attainments and rich teaching experience.
Students in the Vocal Music Department mainly learn the basic knowledge of vocal singing and receive rigorous training in professional skills to enable them to have high singing abilities. In addition to vocal music courses, professional courses also offer courses such as duet, chorus, opera rehearsal, performance, physical training, foreign language pronunciation, pronunciation and lines. Professional basic courses: sight-singing and ear training, music theory, piano, harmony, and musical form. In terms of teaching, students are trained comprehensively in a targeted manner and continuously improve their overall quality.
In recent years, with the joint efforts of teachers and students, the Vocal Music Department has made gratifying achievements in teaching and scientific research. It has won many awards in international and domestic vocal music competitions; at the 8th Coscany in France Won the first prize in the International Opera Competition, the third prize in the 13th Nicholas Schneider Tranavsky International Vocal Competition, and represented the college in the "National College Student Art Song Competition" organized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture "Won the first prize in the professional group, the silver medal in the professional group (Bel Canto) of the 11th "National TV Singer Grand Prix" organized by CCTV, and the first prize in the professional group (Bel Canto) organized by China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, China Musicians Association, and Guangzhou Municipal People's Government. He won the second prize in the "Third China Music Golden Bell Award" vocal competition. In terms of scientific research, he has undertaken college-level scientific research projects.
The graduates of the Vocal Music Department are distributed at home and abroad. Some have won many awards in national, provincial and municipal vocal music competitions, some are the main actors of national and provincial literary and art groups, and some are serving as cultural They have held leadership positions in units and literary and artistic groups, and some have become famous experts and scholars.
Introduction to the Folk Music Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music
The Folk Music Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music was established in 1957. It is a discipline that integrates folk instrumental music research, teaching and performance. A teaching department in the subject area.
The Department of Folk Music is mainly based on the development of Chinese folk instrumental music performance art and theoretical research, focusing on highlighting the characteristics of Lingnan music culture. The previous department chairs include Yi Jianquan, Huang Jinpei, Pan Kunchi, Chen Tianguo, Chen Zhaohua, Yuan Deming, and Yin Huilin. The current deputy directors are Su Suzheng and Tan Yanjian. The Department of Folk Music consists of three teaching and research groups: plucked music, bowed string music, and wind music, and is affiliated with a national orchestra of nearly 100 people.
The Department of Folk Music currently has 28 teachers, including 3 professors, 7 associate professors, 9 lecturers and 9 young teachers. There are currently 172 undergraduate students on campus, with a four-year academic program. Major musical instruments include pipa, guzheng, dulcimer, ruan, sanxian, gaohu, erhu, flute, suona, sheng, percussion, flute, bass and other 13 minor majors. Professional courses include solo, ensemble, ensemble, introduction to Lingnan music (including Teochew music, Han music, Cantonese music), and small band arrangement. Professional basic courses include Chinese ancient notation, general history of Chinese music, general history of Western music, opera and folk music, introduction to ethnic music, introduction to art, sight-singing and ear training, music theory, harmony, musical form, piano, etc., and more than 10 elective courses are offered. course.
The Department of Folk Music attaches great importance to the construction of teaching materials and theoretical research on national instrumental music, as well as various artistic practice activities. According to statistics, in recent years, *** has published more than 10 books and textbooks, more than 20 academic papers, and more than 30 audio-visual products. He has won many awards in various international and domestic competitions, including first place in Taiwan's "Millennium International Guzheng Solo Competition" in 2000, gold medal in the first "China Youth Art Competition" Guzheng Professional Finals and Ruan Professional Competition. Excellence Award, won the country's first "Chinese National Fund Award", won the first prize of the national "Guangdong Music Competition", won the third prize of the 2003 "Tianhua Cup" National Youth Pipa Competition, and won the first "Wu's Wind Music Cup" "Third place in the youth category of the National Suona Competition, etc. Teachers from the Folk Music Department are often invited to serve as judges for various domestic music competitions and participate in visits, lectures, and performances at home and abroad, and are well received by people in the industry at home and abroad.
Overview of the Orchestral Department
Development history: The Orchestral Department is one of the five earliest teaching departments established in the history of our college, and has trained a large number of outstanding performers and educators. Previous department chairs include Yu Wei (concurrently), Liu Dahan, and Liang Zhaorong. The current department chair is Xi Weilong, and the deputy directors are Li Guoan and Wei Wei.
Professional direction: Orchestral instrument performance in the music performance discipline.
Cultivation objectives: Mainly cultivate students with certain political theory literacy and cultural literacy, master the basic knowledge and basic theory of orchestral art, possess high orchestral instrument performance skills, and be able to engage in orchestral performance in professional groups. Professional talents and comprehensive talents who are engaged in orchestral music teaching in professional art colleges, music education in ordinary universities, middle schools and primary schools, and music research, music activity organization and promotion and administrative management in government agencies, enterprises and institutions, and social and cultural institutions. .
Professional settings: violin, viola, cello, double bass, harp, classical guitar, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, flute, trumpet, French horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba , percussion.
Main courses of the major: main subjects, ensemble and chamber music (orchestral ensemble, wind ensemble, string ensemble, flute ensemble, clarinet ensemble, saxophone ensemble, percussion ensemble, ensemble) graduation thesis, art practice.
Teaching staff status: There are 44 teachers in the Orchestral Department, 5 professors, 9 associate professors, 24 lecturers, 6 teaching assistants; 2 doctors, 1 associate doctor, 18 masters; returnees from abroad. There are 18 Chinese staff and 3 foreign teachers.
Management team: There is 1 department director, 2 deputy directors, 1 deputy secretary of the party branch in charge of student affairs, and 7 teaching and research group leaders (the first string teaching and research group (violin), string strings The second teaching and research group (viola, cello, double bass, harp, classical guitar), the first teaching and research group of wind music (flute), the second teaching and research group of wind music (clarinet, saxophone), the third teaching and research group of wind music (oboe, bassoon), wind instrument The fourth music teaching and research group (brass, percussion), piano art guidance teaching and research group); 1 office secretary and 1 music manager.
Experimental groups: There are two experimental groups: orchestra and symphony wind orchestra.
Orchestra: composed of undergraduates, graduate students and some young teachers in the Department of Orchestral Studies. They have received guidance from famous conductors at home and abroad, including conductors Zhang Guoyong, Ding Jialin, Chinese-American conductor Xu Zhilian, Ukrainian conductor Deborovski Bawile, Hu Kun of the Royal Academy of Music, etc. Over the years, the orchestra has successfully performed a large number of Chinese and foreign symphonic works in different styles of classical, romantic, modern and modern, and has visited the United States, Australia, Spain, Austria and other countries as well as Hong Kong and Macau, China. Major events he has participated in in recent years include: the large-scale theatrical performance at the closing ceremony of the 9th National Games, the opening ceremony concert of the 4th Golden Bell Awards, the concert commemorating the 100th anniversary of Xian Xinghai’s birth, the introduction of elegant art to campus, and the 9th National College Student Concert Sports meeting opening ceremony, etc. The current conductor of the orchestra is Liu Ming, a young conductor studying in the United States.
Symphonic Wind Orchestra: It is composed of undergraduates, graduate students and some young teachers in the orchestral department. It has received guidance from famous conductors at home and abroad, including conductors Yu Hai, Cheng Yiming, Lin Yousheng, Zhang Haifeng, and American conductor John Boyd et al. In recent years, the Symphonic Wind Orchestra has been active in South China, Hong Kong and Macao, actively promoting the symphony of wind music, and has held special symphonic wind music concerts in Xinghai Concert Hall and Xinghai Conservatory of Music Concert Hall many times, which have received widespread attention and praise. The major events he has participated in in recent years include: the Celebration Concert for the Establishment of the Guangdong Wind Music Society, the 50th Anniversary Celebration Concert of the Guangdong Musicians Association, the Opening Concert of the 14th Asia-Pacific Wind Music Festival, and the 2006 "South China Spring" Wind Band Concerts etc.
Introduction to the Music Education Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music
The Music Education Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music was founded in 1980. The predecessor of the Music Education Department 27 years ago was the "Normal Class",
When it was founded, there were only two desks, three teachers, and 15 students. Today, the Music Teaching Department has become the largest unit in Xinghai with a strong faculty, scientific curriculum, advanced school facilities, and rich teaching, scientific research, creation and performance.
After more than 20 years of hard work, so far, the Department of Music Education has initially formed a model based on quality education,
centered on ability cultivation, teaching, scientific research and art. A talent training system that combines practice with the characteristics of the times and is in line with my country's socialist
modernization drive. It is also one of the key majors of the college. The Department of Music Education now has a major in music education
and choral conducting. It has three teaching and research sections for piano, vocal music, and educational theory and an administrative office.
The department has 49 faculty members, including 45 full-time teachers and 4 administrative staff. The current number of students on campus is 823.
So far, it has trained more than 2,600 undergraduate graduates and more than 1,000 self-study students, fundamentally solving the shortage of basic music education teachers in Guangdong Province. The contradiction has become an important base for basic music education (including general higher music education) in Guangdong Province
Teacher training, and has also provided talents to some provinces (regions) across the country.
Popular Music Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music
The Popular Music Department was established in July 2006 and was formed by the merger of the popular music singing and electronic keyboard performance majors of the former Social Music Department. The pop music singing major was established in 1993 and is one of the earliest popular music singing majors established in higher music and art colleges across the country. The electronic keyboard performance major was established in 2000 and has now become the most influential major in South China.
The Department of Popular Music focuses on the training of students’ basic skills, emphasizes artistic practice, and cultivates comprehensive talents who can engage in performance and teaching work in literary and art groups, art schools, performing arts production companies and other units. Since their establishment, the two majors have provided a large number of literary and artistic talents to the society, including well-known singers Zhou Liang, Zhao Peng, Zhou Bichang, Dongshan Shaoye, etc., as well as literary and art program hosts Song Jiaqi, Xu Yanling, Zhao Rong, Yao Yuan and Zhang who are active on provincial and municipal TV stations. Yan, as well as talents in various fields of the pop music market.
In recent years, social cultural and artistic activities have been vigorously carried out, and the pop music market has continued to be active. Our department has seized the favorable opportunity to develop and innovate. In the past three years, the quality of students has been further improved, and a group of outstanding students have emerged. Students have excelled in various fields. He has won more than 100 awards in popular music competitions. For example, pop music singing major Zhou Bichang won the runner-up in the "Super Girl" national finals; Liao Huan and Zhang Ning won the second and third Yangcheng Rising Singer Competition respectively; Cai Hui, who majored in electronic keyboard playing, won the senior category of the British Electronic Organ Open In third place, many people won the first prize in the Guangdong Province YAMAHA Keyboard Competition. In various pop music singing competitions held by provincial and municipal TV stations, students from our department have become a new force and dominate the stage. For example, Xie Enmin won the third place in the annual finals of "Dare to Fight to Win" hosted by Southern TV Station , Xiao Hong and Wan Chengqi respectively won the championship of the "King of Songs" competition hosted by Guangzhou TV Station, and there were countless other outstanding awards.
Introduction to the Department of Art Management of Xinghai Conservatory of Music
The Department of Art Management of Xinghai Conservatory of Music was established in July 2006, formerly known as the Department of Social Music. In order to better adapt to and meet the society's needs for music talents with multiple talents and specialization, who understand both art and management, the college abolished the Department of Social Music and established the Department of Art Management.
This department cultivates students with certain basic theoretical literacy of Marxism, masters the basic theories, basic knowledge and basic skills related to the art management profession, and has the ability to work in cultural management institutions, performance groups, performance venues and performance companies at all levels. , audio-visual publishing houses, art academies, radio stations, television stations and various media organizations who are comprehensive professionals who understand both art and management and are engaged in art management, art planning, art communication, art brokerage, art marketing, etc.
The art management major is an interdisciplinary subject with a strong combination of theory and application. This major is based on art and relies on management. It is closely related to art appreciation, economics, marketing, Psychology, statistics and other disciplines are combined, and new application categories such as art planning, art communication, and art marketing are used as the main teaching and research content; case studies, professional internships and media technology application are used as distinctive teaching methods, emphasizing "thick foundation" , broad caliber, emphasis on practice, and living teaching" to cultivate students' innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurial abilities and adapt to the needs of the construction of community culture, corporate culture, media culture, and campus culture.
Introduction to the Dance Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music
The Dance Department of Xinghai Conservatory of Music was established in 2003. It currently has more than 400 undergraduate students. Its undergraduate majors are unique among universities in Guangdong Province. It is the oldest, largest and most professional department in the dance major.
The Department of Dance has excellent teaching facilities and now has a major in Chinese dance teaching to cultivate comprehensive dance talents with performance, choreography, teaching and other skills to meet the needs of cultural groups, schools, enterprises and institutions, etc. The professional courses offered mainly include: basic training of Chinese dance, Chinese folk dance, repertoire rehearsal, dance choreography, Chinese classical dance body and rhythm, dance anatomy, Chinese and foreign dance history, appreciation of dance works, pedagogy, educational psychology, and introduction to Chinese and foreign music. , sight-singing, ear training and music theory, dance drama music and dozens of elective courses, a scientific and rigorous curriculum system has been initially established. This department relies on the musical heritage accumulated by Xinghai Conservatory of Music for more than 50 years, focusing on students' musical accomplishment, and closely integrating dance education with music education. Students major in dance and dance and music.
The Dance Department has a united and enterprising, strong and powerful leadership team, as well as a strong, professional, high-quality and energetic teaching staff. Most of the teachers graduated from prestigious universities at home and abroad.
The Department of Dance pays attention to the cultivation of students' artistic practice ability, closely integrates classroom teaching with artistic practice, and actively organizes teachers and students to participate in major provincial and municipal performance activities. The dance repertoire created and compiled by the teachers of this department has been well received at home and abroad. It has won many awards and been highly praised in competitions. It has made important contributions to the cultural construction of Guangdong; at the same time, the department attaches great importance to external exchanges and often invites famous figures and scholars in the art world at home and abroad to give lectures and exchanges in the department. Teachers and students of the department are also invited to Japan, South Korea and other countries, as well as Hong Kong and Macao. Administrative district visits, exchanges and performances. Graduates of this department have outstanding talents, moral integrity and artistic talents, adapt to the needs of society, and are widely welcomed and praised by employers. In order to improve the professional structure and subject setting, the department is preparing to further expand related majors and actively plans to recruit dance master's students to move towards a better and stronger dance.
Introduction to the Musical Instrument Technology Teaching and Research Section of Xinghai Conservatory of Music
The teaching of musical instrument technology first began in 1986. In that year, piano tuning students at the technical secondary school level were recruited from the secondary school affiliated to our college. The schooling lasts for three years; in September 2002, with the approval of the party committee of the college, the first batch of undergraduate students majoring in piano tuning and maintenance was officially admitted. At the same time, several batches of students in this major were also enrolled in the higher adult education level of the college. In 2006 In November, the college officially established the independent "Musical Instrument Technology Teaching and Research Office". Liang Ruixiang is currently the director of the teaching and research section.
The major of musical instrument technology is a comprehensive discipline that focuses on both theoretical research and professional skills of musical instrument technology as its main teaching model and involves knowledge in various categories such as liberal arts, science, and engineering. The laboratory now has the professional direction of piano tuning and repair technology. There are currently 6 on-the-job teachers, including 5 permanent teachers, 3 of whom have the professional title of lecturer or above, 1 has the senior professional title, and 2 external visiting professors (including one with a master's degree and one with a bachelor's degree). Four students have academic qualifications (one is currently studying for a master's degree); we have hired the internationally renowned piano maker Tong Zhicheng and the Chinese violin maker Professor Zheng Quan from the Central Conservatory of Music as our visiting professors.
To cultivate certain talents in this professional direction. The basic theoretical literacy of Marxism and the theoretical level of systematic musical instrument craftsmanship, good musical instrument repair technology, operating skills and musical practice ability, and the ability to engage in related marketing or professional maintenance technical positions (professional piano tuners) in musical instrument manufacturers Highly specialized talents and comprehensive talents.
Since the establishment of the Musical Instrument Technology Teaching and Research Section, its main professional courses have been divided into two major categories: professional theory and professional skills. The teaching reforms and highlights of this professional direction include. : Scientifically set up core courses, emphasizing the close integration of theory and practice; integrating professional practice with college maintenance tasks; adhering to the teaching and research activity system for a long time; actively playing the role of off-campus internship bases; strengthening students' extracurricular scientific and technological cultural activities, etc.
In terms of teaching and scientific research achievements, since the establishment of this major six years ago, teachers have completed two provincial education department scientific research projects; one in-school scientific research project; won one provincial scientific and technological achievement award; published academic papers in domestic publications He has published more than ten papers and articles, and has participated in many national and provincial musical instrument industry conferences and academic exchanges. In recent years, eight graduates and current students have passed the entrance examination of the Piano Tuning Society of the Chinese Musicians Association and obtained the qualification. The current employment rate of second-year graduates has reached 100.
The musical instrument technology major is an integral part of the college. In the future development, the teaching and research office will adhere to the school-running philosophy of "pragmatism and innovation", and strengthen theoretical study such as the Scientific Outlook on Development with the intention of "being a teacher and nurturing children". , seize opportunities, establish innovation, and work conscientiously to build the musical instrument technology major of Xinghai Conservatory of Music into a "high-level, distinctive, international, comprehensive cutting-edge discipline that integrates musical instrument technology, musical instrument scientific research, and musical instrument theoretical research."