The Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM; ) is the national music academy of China, located in Beijing. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The academy is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.
Overview Founded in 1950 the conservatory offers courses to both citizens and foreign students. The school caters to all levels from primary to postgraduate. Undergraduate programmes of four or five years are offered in composition, conducting, musicology, voice and opera, piano, orchestral instruments and traditional Chinese musical instruments. There is a six-year middle school with courses in piano, orchestral instruments, traditional instruments and music theory and two primary schools cater to full-time and evening students. There is also an evening university for mature students.
In recent years, the conservatory has developed strong relationships with overseas institutions and individuals. Foreign musicians and scholars are frequently invited to teach or offer lectures at the conservatory which, in turn, sends its own faculty members and students to other countries to pursue further studies, lecture or give performances. Conservatory students and teachers participate in the China Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments Ensemble, the Conservatory Students Chorus, the Middle School Students Orchestra, and the Primary School Students Performing Group.
The conservatory campus covers 53,000 square metres. The Conservatory Music Library accommodates over 500,000 volumes and is the largest of its kind in China. The conservatory also owns over 500 pianos and a large number of musical instruments. Educational facilities include an electronic music studio with advanced recording and video equipment and a violin workshop. New: 1 Oberlinger-organ from Germany Nov. 2013
The conservatory publishes the Journal of the Central Conservatory of Music. It is generally considered to be the top Chinese academic journal in the field of musicology.
Degrees offered Bachelor's degrees (4 years) Musicology (5 years) Composition and Compositional Theory (5 years) Vocal Singing (5 years) Conducting (5 years) Keyboard Instruments Performance Wind and Stringed (Percussional) Instruments Performance Chinese Musical Instruments Performance The Arts of Instruments Making and Repair
Master's degrees (3 years) Musicology Composition and Compositional Theory Vocal Singing Conducting Keyboard Instruments Performance (4 years) Wind and Stringed (Percussional) Instruments Performance (4 years) Chinese Musical Instruments Performance (4 years) The Arts of Instruments Making and Repair (4 years)
Doctoral degrees (3 years) Musicology Composition and Compositional Theory
Notable alumni
+List of Notable AlumniNameNationalityGraduating YearWei WeiChinese1984Chen YiChineseJu JinItalianLiu Shikun ChineseLang Lang ChineseYizhuo Meng ChineseTan Dun Chinese1981Arken AbdullaChinese2001Wu Man ChineseXiaoyong Chen Chinese1985Ye Xiaogang Chinese1983Yuja Wang ChineseZhang Dingyuan ChineseZhao Jiping ChineseZhou Long Chinese1981Zhu Xiao-Mei ChineseVanessa-Mae BritishGao HongAmericanCheng HuihuiChineseZhang Lida ()ChineseNatalie Ni ShiCanadianLang YuetingChinese2009Beibei WangChineseLiang WangChinese
See also China Conservatory of Music
References
External links Central Conservatory of Music website Campus real three-dimensional map