| College music education is an important part of our country's music education, is an effective way of implementing aesthetic and quality education, and also played a vital role in the construction of socialist spiritual civilization. In modern history, Guangdong Province, as the southern gateway of our country, is the first to accept the impact of western science, culture and education, one of the earlier that found modern higher education. After the reform and opening up, its economic construction has always been at the forefront of our country. Based on a comprehensive investigation and research on the development history of Guangdong colleges music education, its inherent developing law and logical relationship at different stages were found out, which also is a typical significance reference for the future development of college music education.Before in 1840, due to the block of Lingnan Mountains, Guangdong music education was only limited in a few colleges which opened by demoted officials or in private schools set up by some exiled or cryptozoic scholars. After the Xinhai-Revolution, with the outbreak of New Culture Movement and May Fourth Movement in Guangdong, higher education developed rapidly. In addition to offer professional courses, more attention was paid to cultivate the moral, physical and aesthetic education. In the period of the mutual confrontation of the National Party and the Communism Party, the mode of college music education evolved from single teaching into student associations leading, teachers and musicians directing concerts appreciation and holding lectures for complementary. With the breakout of the Anti-Japanese War, a large number of music works on anti-Japanese national salvation theme were born, and the patriotic leagues in college campus became the main site of improving music quality and cultivating patriotism of students. After the founding of new China, college literary associations in Guangdong had been vigorously developed, and various forms of artistic activity from the campus also gradually went into the society. By virtual of favorable geographical location, some colleges developed an artistic communication with other Southeast Asian countries. During the great proletarian cultural revolution, Guangdong college music education had been severely affected and destroyed. With the advent of reform and opening-up, since the state guidelines and policies of higher education had undergone a major restructuring and re-enactment, college music education in Guangdong had a rapid development.Based on carding Guangdong music education development history from the time before the establishment of the People's Republic of China to the beginning of the twenty-first century, this paper try to summarize, analyze the characteristics and problems of Guangdong college music education in different periods, provide some salutary materials for the improvement of Guangdong college music education and the rich of college music education history. At the same time, this paper can also provide a real regional case for the research of Chinese college music education history. |