1. China Conservatory of Music: China Conservatory of Music, located in Beijing, was established by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Beijing Municipal People's Government. It is a music institution of higher learning which is based on Chinese studies and has the unique characteristics of China's music education and research, and trains high-level professionals engaged in the research, creation, performance and education of China's music theory.

It is a national "double-first-class" construction university, a scholarship receiving institution of China government for overseas students in China, a secretariat school of the Global Music Education Alliance, and a "high-level research university" in Beijing.

2. Central Conservatory of Music: Located in Beijing, the Central Conservatory of Music is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of China. It is a national "double first-class" construction university and a national "2 1 1 project" construction university.

3. Shanghai Conservatory of Music: Shanghai Conservatory of Music, referred to as "Shangyin", is located in Shanghai and sponsored by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. It is a full-time higher professional music (art) college founded by the Ministry of People, Culture and Tourism of China and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, and is a national "double-class" construction university.

Shanghai High-level Local University Construction School, a member of European Conservatory of Music Union and Pacific Rim Conservatory of Music Union, has been selected as a national postgraduate project to build high-level universities, a national cultural innovation project, a scholarship receiving institution for foreign students in China, a government scholarship institution for foreign students in Shanghai, and a national social and artistic level grading unit across provinces and cities.