Among the existing musical written materials, the earliest record of music education is the Theory of Equality in the Five Emperors period. Music education is the main teaching content of equality research, so equality research is the source of school music education in China. In Xia and Shang Dynasties, China paid more attention to the educational function of rites and music. In addition to maintaining equality, there is also the so-called theory of Yin Shang Sheng, and a new music education institution has been established. However, the content of rites and music at that time focused on sacrifices, religions and ceremonies. In the Zhou Dynasty, although the application scope of rites and music did not exceed the above scope, it paid more attention to political and ideological needs such as ethics and etiquette. During the Western Zhou Dynasty, its educational policy was formulated according to the needs of patriarchal clan system, and it was put forward that the educational purpose was to take the ethics of Ming Dynasty as the key link, supplemented by rites, music, poetry and books, and the literary and artistic style was greatly developed compared with before.

At that time, music was associated with songs, dances and poems and became an indispensable part of people's social life.

During this period, the rulers attached great importance to the educational function of rites and music, and the music institutions were also quite large. According to historical records, by the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, China ancient music education had established a music institution-Big Four Music.

In "Zhou Li", Chun Guan belongs to Dalusi, with 2 doctors in China, 4 musicians as doctors, 8 staff sergeant, 16 corporal. There are also government, historical, professional, apprentices and other personnel.

Da Le Si is the highest music official and is also responsible for studying politics, also known as "Da Le Zheng". Musicians are small, big and small musicians are collectively called "Lezheng", and they are in charge of politics and law in universities and primary schools. Academies teach universities, while colleges in Shijiazhuang, Baotou and Yue teach primary schools.

The Great Music of the Western Zhou Dynasty has a history of more than 3,000 years. As a music institution in the Zhou Dynasty, senior music has the functions of music education and performing rituals and music. Its training targets are mainly the children of the royal family and nobles, and some are outstanding music talents selected from the people.

The main contents of teaching in big music colleges are music aesthetics, singing and dancing. Teaching experience is 7 years, starting from the age of 13 and graduating at the age of 20. Number of students 1400, including more than 600 music teachers. It can be called a conservatory of music, with strong teachers and complete institutions.

The institutional officials and musicians of Dayue include Dayue, musicians, masters, teachers, Meng, Meng, Diantong, Qing, Zhong, Sheng, Yi, Lu, Luo and Hu.

Da Schiller is the highest official position in the organization; Musicians are the chief teachers and conductors of song and dance; Daxu is the general manager of Gong Yue who supervises and manages personnel and student status. Both the master and the teacher are blind, serving as musicians and conducting ensembles; You Meng is a blind musician; Meng Meng is Meng Meng's deputy; Canon is responsible for the manufacture, maintenance and tuning of musical instruments; Pianshi,,, and are dancers who perform dance. Special chapter to blow cockroaches; Lu is in charge of siyi music; Preserve and equip musical instruments; The manager keeps and assigns dancers; Fu, Shi and Xu belong to the General Staff Department; Just a slave or a student

From the perspective of music education alone, Senior Music was the first music school in ancient China, and its purpose was to cooperate with the ritual music system and maintain the supreme rule of the Zhou Dynasty. In addition, western music has two functions, one is strict management, and the other is music performance. According to "Zhou Li? Guan Chun Zongbo records:

Da Le Si grasps the law of equality to rule the country's academic politics, and American children. Where there is a road, there is virtue to teach, and the dead take pleasure in offering sacrifices to sects. Teach the son of the country loyalty and filial piety. Use music to teach rural children to develop the language of Taoism and prophecy. Teach Guo Zi to dance in Cloud Gate.

It can be seen that music education is a basic content of weekly education. In ancient times, there were six educational subjects for cultivating talents, namely etiquette, music, archery, bending, calligraphy and mathematics. Music, as a basic accomplishment of the ancient aristocratic class, has always been valued.

However, the inclusion of music in education is not made out of thin air by anyone. On the one hand, in the social life at that time, music was an art form with high achievements, no matter the types of musical instruments, the theory of music and the system of music.

On the other hand, music is widely used in people's daily life, from ceremonies and banquets of emperors, doctors and scholars to celebrating harvest, farming and praying for rain, weddings and funerals, which shows the importance of its existence to people's lives. From this point of view, it is inevitable to list music as educational content.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were the transition period from slavery to feudalism in China. Academic culture gradually stepped out of the aristocratic circle and expanded to the lower class, resulting in a situation in which a hundred schools of thought contend, and a large number of politicians, thinkers and educators emerged.

They occupy an important position in the history of education in China, and the Confucian music education has a great influence on later generations.

Confucius inherited the thought of music education since Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, advocated paying equal attention to ceremony and music, and thought that the realm of perfect personality could only be achieved through music, so he put forward the educational thought of "poetic prosperity, courtesy and success".

Confucius' understanding of the artistic value, aesthetic value and educational value of music can be said to be unprecedented. Confucius attached importance to music because he had rich practical experience in music. He can sing, play the piano, blowing sheng and rock. There are many records about Confucius playing musical instruments in ancient literature.

After Confucius, Mencius and Xunzi are two representatives of Confucianism. They not only agree with the educational subjects adopted by Confucius, but also think that music can cultivate people's temperament.

Generally speaking, Confucian music education thought pays attention to personal physical and mental cultivation, and its personality education and moral education are fundamental. In any case, Confucian ideas and thoughts on music education have an important influence on music education in later generations and even in China today.

Confucius inherited the advanced experience of music education since Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties in the Spring and Autumn Period, and carried on the inheritance and development on the basis of his own music education practice, which made the ancient music education in China reach a new height.

Therefore, China culture has won the reputation of "Musical Culture".