Popularization and operation, there are some problems that can not be ignored in the development of music education in China. The development of traditional folk music is not optimistic. Just like our mother river is cut off every year, many kinds of folk music are cut off and are on the verge of extinction. Music classes in primary and secondary schools are full of pop music, while national music education is neglected. In the enrollment of professional art colleges and amateur instrumental music examinations, the number of people applying for western musical instruments and national musical instruments is amazing. What is even more distressing is that most students will not appreciate the beauty of national music, and even hold an exclusive attitude towards national music in textbooks. There are many reasons for these phenomena, and it is not difficult to find them through historical tracing.