Give you some information about the music department of Changshu Institute of Technology.
I. Historical development
The music department of Changshu Institute of Technology was formerly Suzhou Normal Music Class, which was founded in 1972. After the establishment of Suzhou Normal University, 1985 set up a music department to recruit full-time students with college education. Later, Suzhou Normal University was renamed Changshu College. Suzhou University has been approved by the Education Department of Jiangsu Province to recruit undergraduates majoring in music education (normal education) since 2000, and has been recruiting undergraduates independently since 2004. At present, there are 2 12 students in school. Since 1995, correspondence college students have been recruited for southern Jiangsu and southern Jiangsu, and nearly 300 correspondence college students have been trained. In 2000, it began to recruit independent correspondence students majoring in preschool education, and now it has recruited more than 0/00 students (including students) of this major. Since 2000, Jiangsu Institute of Education has enrolled undergraduate students by correspondence. Nearly 65,438+000 students have graduated and 87 students are studying. Under the care of the Provincial Department of Education, Suzhou University and Jiangsu Institute of Education, and under the guidance of relevant experts and scholars, the Music Department has accumulated basic experience in the construction of undergraduate musicology (teacher education) after more than 20 years of efforts, and achieved good results in running schools. Great progress has been made in teaching staff, specialty construction and teaching facilities. , and has fully possessed all the conditions for independently training teachers with bachelor degree in musicology (teacher education) (including adult education).
Second, the situation of teachers.
The Music Department has an undergraduate major in musicology (teacher education), and there are 24 faculty members, including 4 associate professors (vocal music, ethnic music theory, etc.). ) and 10 lecturer. Doctor and master 1 1 person, accounting for 45% of the total number of teachers. The education level is among the best in the province's brother departments. At the same time, this team of teachers has strong artistic practice and scientific research ability. Up to now, * * * has published 5 books, teaching materials and reference books, published more than 30 papers, participated in or presided over a number of scientific research projects at or above the provincial level, and won 8 provincial and provincial artistic practice and scientific research awards.
Three. teaching facilities
The Music Department has a teaching room of 5,240 square meters, 87 piano rooms, digital piano classrooms, MIDI studios, audio-visual reference rooms, multimedia classrooms, concert halls, dance rooms, ensemble rooms and other facilities. There is a basic education information center in the school library, and the periodical literature on music art education and scientific research is relatively complete. In addition to theoretical study, students arrange educational practice and practical activities every academic year in combination with teaching in various subjects. In the aspect of graduation thesis guidance, the quality of graduation thesis can be guaranteed by referring to the graduation thesis requirements of full-time undergraduates, carefully planning and organizing, and clearly guiding teachers' responsibilities. Other conditions related to running this major (including professional start-up funds, student dormitories, books and materials, etc.). ) are all arranged by the school, and the teaching conditions can be guaranteed.
Fourth, the academic system and courses offered.
Music department has musicology (teacher education) major, four-year program. After graduation, Changshu Institute of Technology awarded a bachelor's degree independently. The main courses offered by the Music Department include solfeggio, harmony, vocal music, piano, dance, polyphony, Chinese and foreign music history, musical form, chorus and conductor, computer music production, guqin and other instrumental music, psychology, pedagogy, and music (including art) teaching methods in primary and secondary schools. Among them, guqin elective course, Wudi music and other courses are the characteristic courses of the department. When students are in school, vocal music, instrumental music and other skills courses generally last for two years, all in small classes. I began to play instrumental music (including erhu, pipa, accordion, guqin, bamboo flute, guzheng, computer music, etc. ) two and a half years higher than the next semester. In addition, we go to Shanghai to watch performances once a year and conduct several artistic practice activities every semester. The college has corresponding funding guarantee for the above courses and artistic activities.
V characteristics of running a school
After more than 20 years of school-running accumulation, the Music Department has accumulated rich human and material resources and relatively mature school-running experience. The major setting of music department not only conforms to the common practice of undergraduate majors in music normal universities, but also closely combines local culture to create regional culture and music skills courses with local characteristics. From 65438 to 0999, our department offered an elective course of Guqin, and in 2003, it offered a course of Wu Di's music theory, which was widely praised by peers and brother colleges. In September, 2005, our department and Changshu Yushan Qinshe successfully held the "Qin Hui at Sea" in Shanghai. The activity of "Elegant Music and Rhyme" was affirmed by the leaders of the Ministry of Culture and the members of the expert group of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Students of our department have participated in various skills and scientific research competitions in Suzhou, Jiangsu and even the whole country over the years, and achieved remarkable results. Taking the first half of 2005 as an example, our department won two second prizes (thesis and dance) and three third prizes (chorus, solo and sketch) when participating in the Jiangsu University Students' Art Show. Associate Professor Ge Jue's thesis also won the third prize of the Ministry of Education. Our department has accumulated basic experience in training objectives, training specifications, curriculum system, specialty construction, teaching equipment and teaching management, and formed a good style of study. The outstanding performance of students in our department has been widely praised by leaders, teachers and students in primary and secondary schools.