The School of Music of Shaanxi Normal University was formerly the music major of the Art Department of Shaanxi Normal University established in 1987. In 1998, the School of Art of Shaanxi Normal University was established, with a music department. In July 2005, the Music College of Shaanxi Normal University was established.

The School of Music has a complete range of majors, complete hardware facilities, and strong teaching staff. It is a large-scale college of Shaanxi Normal University. The college consists of five departments and two centers: Vocal Music Department, Piano Department, Instrumental Music Department, Musicology Department, Dance Department, Han and Tang Music and Dance Research Center, and Performing Arts Center. It currently has three undergraduate majors in musicology, dance education, and music performance, two master’s programs in musicology and art, and seven postgraduate majors. The college has now formed a multi-disciplinary and multi-level education pattern that emphasizes both teacher majors and non-teacher majors.

The newly completed 14,000-square-meter music building of the Conservatory of Music has complete facilities, advanced functions, and first-class school running conditions. At present, it has a concert hall with modern sound and light equipment that can accommodate more than 1,000 people, 133 piano rooms, 141 pianos, 12 professional dance classrooms with advanced equipment, 2 electric piano classrooms, 2 modern audio-visual rooms, multimedia There are 2 classrooms, 1 music production (MIDI) classroom, 1 professional recording studio, as well as dedicated instrumental ensemble classes, chorus classes, and piano concerto classes. The college's reference room contains thousands of professional books, thousands of professional CDs, DVDs and other audio-visual materials, and more than 40 kinds of Chinese and English periodicals.

The School of Music currently has 59 professional teachers, including 22 professors and associate professors and 6 external professors. The current dean, Professor Tian Dacheng, holds a PhD in vocal music from Tokyo University of the Arts. The famous guzheng player Professor Qu Yun has long been famous at home and abroad. Professor Cheng Pengmin, a national first-class actor, has profound attainments in the fields of dance performance and teaching. The School of Music has always adhered to the principles of teacher-centered, professor-governed and dean-responsible, and has drawn lessons from advanced foreign school-running experience. While establishing the School Teaching Committee and Academic Committee, it has also established a Professors Committee, with expert professors directly participating in the construction and development of the school. . The college also has a national orchestra established with huge investment.

With the strong support of the school and after years of hard work, the Conservatory of Music has developed rapidly in terms of talent training, discipline construction, academic research and teaching facilities, creating a good environment for cultivating outstanding artistic talents. environment and conditions. The college has put forward the resounding slogan of “creating the image of scholar-artists”, regularly organizes academic exchanges, encourages teachers to go abroad for further study, sponsors teachers and students to participate in domestic and foreign academic activities, and rewards those with outstanding scientific research achievements. In recent years, the professional awareness of teachers in the school has become increasingly strong, the level of scientific research has been continuously improved, and the results of artistic practice and scientific research have been gratifying. The college has always adhered to the correct direction of running a school, focusing on cultivating students' comprehensive quality and professional practical ability, actively encouraging teachers and students to participate in artistic practice inside and outside the school, and actively organizing and guiding students to participate in various performances and competitions at all levels. In recent years, teachers and students of the School of Music have won more than ten national-level professional competition awards, including five awards in the National College Music Basic Skills Competition sponsored by the Ministry of Education, six awards in the National College Student Arts Festival, and dance majors in Won the silver medal in the "Promote Newcomers" dance competition held by CCTV. Teachers and students majoring in music and dance have won dozens of first, second and third prizes in provincial and municipal professional competitions. In recent years, graduates have been widely recognized by society and welcomed and praised by employers. Their employment areas include Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other large and medium-sized cities. The undergraduate employment rate in the past three years has been above 90%