Answer: Xiao Youmei studied in Japan to study pedagogy and music in her early years, and later went to Germany to study music theory, composition, philosophy and pedagogy. He also received a doctorate from Leipzig for his article "Historical Research on Chinese Orchestras Before the 17th Century". After returning to China, he determined to create a Chinese music education career. The main contributions are: 1. He participated in the establishment of several early music education institutions in my country. Such as the Music Institute of Peking University, the Music Department of Beijing Women's Higher Normal School, and the National Beijing Art College. 2. In addition to teaching many courses and being responsible for a large number of administrative affairs, he also organizes performances, writes lecture notes, and creates creative works. He was one of the earliest composers in my country to master Western modern composition theory for music creation, and created many works in various genres. His representative works include the song "Question", "Patriotic Song to Commemorate the May 4th", chorus "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night", orchestral music "New Colorful Feather Dance", cello music "Autumn Thoughts", etc. "Qingyun Song" he composed became the first national anthem promulgated by the Chinese government after the Revolution of 1911. 3. In 1927, with the support of Cai Yuanpei, the National Conservatory of Music was founded in Shanghai. In 1929, he was ordered to change the abbreviation to "National Music College", National Music College, and Xiao served as the principal. In the following decades, all the energy was devoted to running a good school. In order to improve the quality of professional teaching, we have spared no effort to recruit a group of Chinese and foreign musicians with high musical attainments and rich music teaching experience as teachers in Shanghai, such as Chakharov, Huang Zi, Zhu Ying, Qingzhu, etc. In terms of teaching management, the music college basically adopts the single-subject music university system of more developed countries in Western European professional music education. At the same time, it also combines China’s actual conditions and has divided into undergraduate, normal classes, high school classes, elective classes, etc., and has divided theory and composition according to majors. , keyboard instruments, band instruments, vocal music, and Chinese music groups. Everything Xiao Youmei did made the National Music College the highest music school in China with considerable scale and international standards at that time. He himself is also known as "the master of modern Chinese music education."