On April 8, 2021, the Musicology Department and the Music Education College held a seminar on "The Voice of Our Anti-Japanese War" Explanation Concert





On April 26, 2021, teachers Liang Shuang, Guan Bingyang and students Zhao Xinyang, Shi Haibo, Zhang Zihan, Wu Yuyang and Zhang Zifan from the Musicology Department interviewed the elderly Hou Xiuzhen in Nanniwan, Yan’an, Shaanxi





On April 29, 2021, the Musicology Department of Shenyang Conservatory of Music and the Fine Arts Department of Luxun Academy of Fine Arts held a postgraduate exchange forum





On June 26, 2021, Vice President Feng Zhilian, the teachers and students of the Musicology Department visited the Zhan Hongge Collection during the "Story behind the National Anthem"





On June 29, 2021, teachers and students of the Musicology Department visited the Huanren Volunteer Army Memorial Hall during the search for "The Story behind the National Anthem"





On June 29, 2021, the teachers and students of the Musicology Department in Huanren will conducted the "Explore the Stories behind the National Anthem"





On July 21, 2021, the teachers of the Musicology Department will report the results of the “Story behind the National Anthem” to the college leaders.





The teacher of the Musicology Department listened to the student’s writing report





Professor Dong Rong, Direcotr of the Musicology Department, instructed the students to write

The Musicology Department is the teaching institution of music theory in our conservatory, and the research foundation originated from the “Folk Song Research Association” established in 1939 at the Lu Xun Academy of Arts in Yan’an, and has gone through several stages such as "Chinese Folk Music Research Association", "Music Research Office", "Folk Music Teaching and Research Office", "Folk Music Research Office", and "Music Research Institute". In October 1999, it was officially established.

The department has two specialties: "Musicology" under the subject catalog of "Music and Dance" and "Art History" under the subject catalog of "Art Theory", and has four teaching and research offices: Ethnic Music Theory, Chinese Music History, Western Music History and Art History. Our department also has a high-quality faculty with high academic level and strong teaching and research ability, with 14 full-time faculty teachers. Among them, 79% hold doctoral degrees, 86% are professors and associate professors, and 29% have overseas study experience. The faculty teachers have been awarded as "Special Allowance Experts of the State Council", "Famous Teachers of Liaoning Province", “Outstanding Young Backbone Teachers of Liaoning Province Universities”, "Outstanding Young Scholar Growth Plan of Liaoning Universities" and other honors, offering 28 professional and professional foundation courses. Our department has published a variety of theoretical monographs and many academic papers focusing on the study of music culture in northeast China in core journals, and has 2 provincial high-quality courses and 1 provincial high-quality textbook. In 2014 and 2018, it was awarded as "Liaoning Undergraduate Key Construction Major - Comprehensive Reform Experimental Major" and "the first batch of first-class undergraduate education demonstration majors in Liaoning ordinary higher education schools".

In recent years, our department has organized and hosted various large academic conferences, carried out practical activities such as "non-heritage into campus", fieldwork and social investigation, respectively established "Shenyang Conservatory of Music Teaching Practice Base" and "Shenyang Conservatory of Music Student Art Practice Base" in Wafangdian, Xiuyan and Liuyi schools, established "Northeast Music Innovation Laboratory", and undertaken Liaoning Province’s "Research and Training Program for Chinese non-heritage inheritors", making useful explorations and positive contributions in serving the local community and inheriting excellent traditional music culture.

Current leaders and teachers

Director: Dong Rong

Secretary of the General Party Branch: Yu Jiaxin

Deputy Secretary of the General Party Branch: Zhang Wei

Deputy Directors: Ma Ying, Zhang Shiyang

Director of the Teaching and Research Office of Ethnic Music Theory: Professor Guan Yining

Director of the Teaching and Research Office of Chinese Music History: Associate Professor Ma Ying (part-time)

Director of the Teaching and Research Office of Western Music History: Professor Dong Rong (part-time)

Director of the Teaching and Research Office of Art History Theory: Associate Professor Zhang Shiyang (part-time)

There are 14 full-time teachers, including 7 professors, 5 associate professors and 2 lecturers.