In the admission notice of South China Normal University, there is the word "non-normal", which means that the music performance major of the admitted candidates is not a normal major.

After the college entrance examination every year, the music performance candidates recruited by normal universities are divided into normal majors and non-normal majors. Through study and internship, the candidates majoring in normal universities mainly enrich themselves to middle schools and primary schools after graduation, and do teaching and research on music performances. After graduation, non-normal majors will go to social and cultural departments and groups to do music performance training and performance work.