The Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, referred to as "Central Music" for short, is an institution of higher learning directly under the people of China and the Ministry of Education. It is the only national key university and "2 1 1 engineering" construction institution among the national art institutions, and the first batch of "double-first-class" world-class discipline construction institutions in China, with a high level of national construction.

2. China Conservatory of Music

China Conservatory of Music, located in Beijing, is a music institution of higher learning with the unique characteristics of China's music education and research, which is based on Chinese studies, and trains high-level professionals engaged in the research, creation, performance and education of China's music theory. It is the first batch of "double first-class" world-class discipline construction universities in China, and is known as "the cradle of China musicians" and "the temple of China music".

3. Sichuan Conservatory of Music

Sichuan Conservatory of Music, called "Chuanyin" for short, is located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. It is a provincial full-time undergraduate college with "music" as its main feature. It is one of the nine independent professional music colleges in China, with the right to award master's degrees, and the first batch of MFA professional degree awarding units approved by the State Council Academic Degrees Committee.

4. Wuhan Conservatory of Music

Wuhan Conservatory of Music, located in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, is one of the nine independent conservatories in China, the only independent conservatory of music in Central China, a master's degree awarding unit, and the first batch of MFA professional degree education pilot units in China.

Wuhan Conservatory of Music, formerly known as Central South Conservatory of Music, was founded on 1953 by the Music Department of Central South College of Literature and Art, South China People's College of Literature and Art and Guangxi Academy of Arts. 1958, Central South Conservatory of Music and Wuhan Art Teachers College merged to form Hubei Art College; 1972- 1978, the name of the school is "Hubei Art Institute"; 1985, the school was renamed Wuhan Conservatory of Music.

5. Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Shanghai Conservatory of Music, referred to as "Shangyin" for short, is a full-time higher professional music (art) college sponsored by Shanghai Municipal People's Government and co-founded by China People, Ministry of Culture and Shanghai Municipal People's Government. It is one of the first batch of national "double-first-class" world-class discipline construction universities, and has been selected into the national high-level university graduate program, the national key discipline program and the China government scholarship to accept foreign students in China.