# Central Conservatory of Music

The Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM; Chinese: 中央音乐学院; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn) is the national music academy of China, located in Beijing. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The academy is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.

## Overview

Founded in 1950 the conservatory offers courses to both citizens and foreign students. The school caters to all levels from primary to postgraduate. Undergraduate programmes of four or five years are offered in composition, conducting, musicology, voice and opera, piano, orchestral instruments and traditional Chinese musical instruments. There is a six-year middle school with courses in piano, orchestral instruments, traditional instruments and music theory and two primary schools cater to full-time and evening students. There is also an evening university for mature students.
In recent years, the conservatory has developed strong relationships with overseas institutions and individuals. Foreign musicians and scholars are frequently invited to teach or offer lectures at the conservatory which, in turn, sends its own faculty members and students to other countries to pursue further studies, lecture or give performances. Conservatory students and teachers participate in the China Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments Ensemble, the Conservatory Students Chorus, the Middle School Students Orchestra, and the Primary School Students Performing Group.
The conservatory campus covers 53,000 square metres. The Conservatory Music Library accommodates over 500,000 volumes and is the largest of its kind in China. The conservatory also owns over 500 pianos and a large number of musical instruments. Educational facilities include an electronic music studio with advanced recording and video equipment and a violin workshop. New: 1 Oberlinger-organ from Germany Nov. 2013
The conservatory publishes the Journal of the Central Conservatory of Music. It is generally considered to be the top Chinese academic journal in the field of musicology.

## Degrees offered
### Bachelor's degrees (4 years)

* Musicology (5 years)
* Composition and Compositional Theory (5 years)
* Vocal Singing (5 years)
* Conducting (5 years)
* Keyboard Instruments Performance
* Wind and Stringed (Percussional) Instruments Performance
* Chinese Musical Instruments Performance
* The Arts of Instruments Making and Repair

### Master's degrees (3 years)

* Musicology
* Composition and Compositional Theory
* Vocal Singing
* Conducting
* Keyboard Instruments Performance (4 years)
* Wind and Stringed (Percussional) Instruments Performance (4 years)
* Chinese Musical Instruments Performance (4 years)
* The Arts of Instruments Making and Repair (4 years)

### Doctoral degrees (3 years)

* Musicology
* Composition and Compositional Theory

## Notable alumni

List of Notable Alumni :
| Name | Nationality | Graduating Year |
| Wei Wei 韦唯 | Chinese | 1984 |
| Chen Yi 陈怡 | Chinese | |
| Ju Jin 居觐 | Italian | |
| Liu Shikun 刘诗昆 | Chinese | |
| Lang Lang 郎朗 | Chinese | |
| Yizhuo Meng 孟毅卓 | Chinese | |
| Tan Dun 谭盾 | Chinese | 1981 |
| Arken Abdulla 艾尔肯•阿布都拉 | Chinese | 2001 |
| Wu Man 吴蛮 | Chinese | |
| Xiaoyong Chen 陈晓勇 | Chinese | 1985 |
| Ye Xiaogang 叶小纲 | Chinese | 1983 |
| Yuja Wang 王羽佳 | Chinese | |
| Zhang Dingyuan 张玎苑 | Chinese | |
| Zhao Jiping 赵季平 | Chinese | |
| Zhou Long 周龙 | Chinese | 1981 |
| Zhu Xiao-Mei 朱晓玫 | Chinese | |
| Vanessa-Mae 陈美 | British | |
| Gao Hong 高虹 | American | |
| Cheng Huihui 程慧惠 | Chinese | |
| Zhang Lida 张丽达 | Chinese | |
| Natalie Ni Shi 石妮 | Canadian | |
| Lang Yueting 郎月婷 | Chinese | 2009 |
| Beibei Wang 王贝贝 | Chinese | |
| Liang Wang | Chinese | |