The music department of Qufu Normal University is better.
The School of Music (formerly Department of Art and Music) of Qufu Normal University was founded in 1976. It currently has three majors: musicology undergraduate, music performance undergraduate, and primary school music education major, including theory, vocal music , keyboard, instrumental music, dance, audio-visual teaching and research and library reference rooms, as well as two research institutes of musicology and art. The Conservatory of Music began to recruit undergraduate and junior college students in 1976 with the province as the main body. At the same time, it has recruited more than 1,000 undergraduate and junior college students in the 25th batch from Xinjiang, Sichuan, Hebei, Henan, Gansu and other provinces and cities. In terms of education, the university has trained more than 2,000 undergraduate and junior college students. Currently, there are 730 full-time regular students on campus, including 7 graduate students, 580 undergraduate students, and 150 junior college students.
The integration of the institute and the formation of a management system of "three brands, one team of people" has made teaching and scientific research more concentrated, and is more conducive to the comprehensive coordination and expansion of the entire music education discipline. Since its establishment, the Conservatory of Music has always paid equal attention to teaching and scientific research, combined theory with practice, strict administrative management, excellent teaching quality, and outstanding social benefits, and has made positive contributions to the development of Lu through science and education.
The School of Music currently has 55 faculty members, including 48 full-time teachers, 3 professors, 9 associate professors, 10 lecturers, and 26 teaching assistants, including full-time teachers of vocal music, instrumental music, and dance** *34 people. There are 14 professional theoretical teachers. The average age of professors is 46 years old, that of associate professors is 40 years old, that of lecturers is 28 years old, and that of teaching assistants is 24 years old. The teaching staff of the Conservatory of Music is generally reasonable and optimized. In addition, the Conservatory of Music has hired foreign experts from Germany, the United States, Japan and other countries to teach in the conservatory for many years.
The music building has a total construction area of ??11,000 square meters, a piano building with 152 rooms on 5 floors, a comprehensive teaching building on 5 floors, 2 multimedia classrooms, 17 standard classrooms, and 6 large classrooms. There is one large multi-functional hall; two modern large-scale dance practice rooms equipped with shower rooms and dressing rooms, as well as an electric piano classroom, an MD computer music classroom, an audio-visual resource room, an audio-visual appreciation room, a library resource room, and a professor's office. There are teachers' lounges, staff activity rooms, conference rooms, various comprehensive offices, etc. In addition to the music floor area, there is also a modern concert hall that can accommodate 400 people. The teaching conditions are at the forefront among the music education disciplines of normal higher education institutions in the province. At the same time, the Conservatory of Music also has a rich collection of professional books, magazines and more than 10,000 boxes (sheets) of audio, video, VCD, and CD materials. These teaching facilities and equipment provide excellent environment and conditions for teaching and scientific research.
The School of Music adheres to the guiding ideology of serving basic music education, pays close attention to teaching quality and curriculum construction, and has trained a large number of outstanding music teachers and music professionals for the country. The number of postgraduate students has doubled, and the postgraduate students are in a leading position among similar normal colleges across the country. At the same time, the Conservatory of Music continues to carry out teaching and management reforms, and new measures are constantly introduced. For example, the vocal and keyboard teaching and research sections have implemented two-way selection between teachers and students, a combination of large and small classes, a grading system for piano exams, and the separation of teaching and examination in the theoretical teaching and research section. These reform measures have achieved results and the quality of teaching has been continuously improved. The vocal music course of the musicology major was rated as a high-quality key course by the school.
The postgraduate education of the Conservatory of Music has four master's professional research directions: art, musicology, music curriculum teaching theory, and master's degree in education. The teachers who are responsible for professional teaching have been familiar with the teaching rules after many years of teaching practice. Rich teaching experience. Teaching and scientific research involve various professional fields, with active academic activities and wide professional coverage. Remarkable achievements in teaching and scientific research. Since 1980, teachers and students in the Music Department have won many awards in national and provincial professional competitions. Teachers have published more than 370 papers in music journals at all levels and 19 monographs, including academic research results on conservatory and music education theory. It is in a leading position in the country and has great influence in the field of music theory.
Art practice is an important link and window in the teaching of the music department. Various forms of vocal music, instrumental music, solo singing, solo concerts, dance evenings, teaching report concerts, etc., are included in the annual teaching activities, providing a practical base for the development and development of students' performing arts talents and improving their performance. The quality of teaching in the department plays a positive role.
The Student Art Troupe of the School of Music is responsible for important performance tasks inside and outside the school and foreign cultural exchange activities. In recent years, the Music Department has established friendly relations with university music departments in Japan, Germany, the United States, Australia, Russia, Ukraine, South Korea and other countries and regions. relation. Musicology Training objectives: Mainly cultivate professional, high-quality music education and educational research talents in high and middle schools who are adapted to the development of my country's society in the 21st century and have comprehensive moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor development. At the same time, we cultivate high-level applied talents and research talents who are engaged in professional singing, playing, creation, performance, choreography and directing.