The Music Department of the School of Arts of Yunnan Normal University started recruiting students in 1998 and currently has 210 undergraduates and 4 master’s students. After years of construction of the teaching staff, a strong teaching and teaching management team has been established, including 1 professor and 5 associate professors among full-time teachers, and the introduction of outstanding master's students Wang Wenjun, Su Bingye, Shi Qing, Yang Chen, etc. In teaching and scientific research, a group of experts and scholars with outstanding contributions have emerged. In recent years, five editions have been published and more than 100 academic papers and musical works have been published; teachers have held many personal concerts in "Kunming Hall", "Art Theater", schools and colleges. Professor Guo Yafei, Han Ping, Wang Wenjun, Liu Yuanshan, Associate Professor Gan Ning; Yang Xiao, Zhang Yanping, Luo Guoling, Shen Jing, Fan Yuebin, Chen Yilei, He Liu, Wang Jing, Liu Rui, Zhang Lei, Li Mengxuan, Liu Jinjun, Wu Jinmei, Ma Jiayang, etc. Teachers have won special prizes in provincial and above competitions such as "China Folk Song Competition", "China Folk Singer TV Grand Prix", "Yunnan Province Young Singer Grand Prix", "Yunnan Province 'Nie Er Cup' Music Teacher Skills Competition" and other competitions. , gold medals, silver medals and other awards; young teacher Chen Wei won the first prize in the 2006 Yunnan Normal University "Young Teacher Lecture Competition".

The music department has relatively complete teaching hardware conditions and relatively complete and advanced equipment. It has a fully functional "concert hall", "digital music studio", "piano room", etc., more than 50 pianos, 30 Arrangements for multiple accordions and other musical instruments. Provides good conditions for students' majors. The piano room is managed by full-time teachers and has a complete management system. The college has teaching and research rooms for theory, keyboard, vocal music, and instrumental music. In terms of teaching objectives, we strive to cultivate compound, extroverted, and applied musical talents with solid basic knowledge, outstanding professional skills, comprehensive comprehensive qualities, and strong social adaptability. In terms of teaching management and teaching forms, we adopt an organic combination of collective classes and individual classes, and an organic combination of inside and outside the classroom. We advocate teaching reforms and focus on cultivating students' practical abilities. We have established the university's "Forest Choir" and actively carry out rehearsals. Observations and performance activities.