Yangzhou Conservatory of Music ranks among the top ten in the country. According to inquiries, the top ten music conservatories in the country are the Central Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, China Conservatory of Music, Sichuan Conservatory of Music, Tianjin Conservatory of Music, Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Wuhan Conservatory of Music, Shenyang Conservatory of Music, Xi'an Conservatory of Music, Harbin Conservatory of Music Academy. Yangzhou University Conservatory of Music was established in June 2014. In 1985, the former Yangzhou Normal University took the lead in establishing an art teaching and research section in Yangzhou universities to carry out public art education, and guided the establishment of college student art troupes and music and dance drama associations to carry out activities. In 1993, the Art Department of Yangzhou Normal University was established, and the music major began to recruit students. In 2001, the School of Art of Yangzhou University was established and became a pilot unit for art education reform in normal colleges under the Ministry of Education. It was commended by the Ministry of Education as an advanced unit of national school art education.