The Western Zhou Dynasty is an important stage in the development of ancient Chinese music, and music education has also received great attention and development during this period. Music education in the Western Zhou Dynasty takes the education of rites and music as the core, aiming at cultivating people to abide by social norms, moral standards and etiquette system, and at the same time improving people's cultural accomplishment and aesthetic level.

Rites and music education played a very important role in the Western Zhou Dynasty. Rite and music education conveys social norms, moral norms and etiquette system through music, dance and other artistic forms, and helps people form correct behavior norms and values. At the same time, ritual and music education is also an important means to maintain social hierarchy and aristocratic rule, and show the status and power of people of different grades and identities through music performances and dance performances.

The ritual and music education in the Western Zhou Dynasty paid attention to the practicality and education of music art. In music education, it not only paid attention to the cultivation of music performance skills, but also paid more attention to the excavation of ideological connotation and cultural value of music works. At the same time, the music education in the Western Zhou Dynasty also paid attention to aesthetic education, and improved people's aesthetic level and cultural accomplishment by appreciating music works.

The Social Value of Music Education in Western Zhou Dynasty;

Music education is one of the important means to cultivate people's moral quality. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, people thought that music could influence people's emotions and hearts, and music education could guide people to be good and cultivate good moral quality.

2. Music education is one of the important ways to inherit culture. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, music was an important part of culture. Through music education, we can inherit and carry forward traditional culture and values, and enhance people's sense of cultural identity and belonging.

3. Music education can also improve people's aesthetic level and cultural accomplishment. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, music, dance and other art forms were an important part of people's lives. Through music education, people can better appreciate and understand music works and improve their aesthetic level and cultural accomplishment.

Music education is also one of the important means to maintain social stability. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, music was one of the important means of social hierarchy and aristocratic rule. Through music performances and dance performances, the status and power of people of different ranks and identities are displayed, and social stability and order are maintained.