The Musicology major is affiliated with the Department of Music. Approved for establishment in 1999, it began enrolling students in September 2000. In 2022, it was selected as a Jiangxi Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Major. The major currently offers three specialized tracks: Stage Performance & Music Engineering, Music Education, and Collaborative Piano. It maintains three ensembles: a choir, a symphony orchestra, and a traditional Chinese orchestra. It is equipped with 16 small-to-medium-sized rehearsal halls, a concert hall, multimedia classrooms, digital piano classrooms, and other facilities, providing a comprehensive, modern, and convenient learning environment.
The Department of Music adheres to the educational philosophy of “deep integration of teaching and practice, and coordinated development of abilities and qualities”, cultivating well-rounded individuals with strong moral character, intellectual ability, physical fitness, aesthetic appreciation, and practical skills. Graduates are expected to possess excellent humanistic and scientific qualities, a strong sense of social responsibility, self-learning ability, practical skills, and innovative qualities, along with a solid professional foundation. They are high-caliber, interdisciplinary talents capable of engaging in music education, performance, and research. Graduates primarily find employment in the cultural, educational, and artistic fields, working in areas such as teaching, performance, composition, and cultural promotion.
Core courses include Solfège and Ear Training, Piano Fundamentals, Research on Jiangxi Local Music, Chinese Ethnic and Folk Music, Practice of Stage Sound and Lighting Technology, Innovative Thinking Training in Music Teaching, and Professional Skills in Collaborative Piano.
Guided by the teaching philosophy of “strengthening foundations, cultivating capabilities, and serving society”, the Department strengthens cooperation with off-campus performance groups and teaching practice bases to promote the precise alignment of teaching content with social needs. It has established a teaching system characterized by internationalized curriculum, practical theoretical teaching, holistic quality education, and routine artistic practice, reinforcing the cultivation of students’ practical abilities to meet the demand for high-quality interdisciplinary music talents.
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