Recently, the re-examination of undergraduate admissions in various professional colleges and universities has started one after another. The reporter noticed that there is no Konghou major in the undergraduate enrollment plan of the Central Conservatory of Music and China Conservatory of Music this year. What is the overall enrollment situation of Konghou major this year and its future development prospects? To this end, the reporter interviewed the person in charge of the Konghou major in domestic professional music colleges.

The reporter learned that the Konghou major of the Central Conservatory of Music will implement an enrollment plan for the next year from 2019--enrollment in 2019 and 2021, and no enrollment in 2020 and 2022. Sichuan Conservatory of Music and Zhejiang Conservatory of Music enroll three or four students each year, and continue to enroll this year; Shenyang Conservatory of Music enrolled 5 students majoring in Konghou last year, and will continue to enroll this year.

Wu Lin, a teacher of the Konghou major at the Central Conservatory of Music, introduced that since the establishment of the Konghou major in 2004, Central Music has cultivated some outstanding talents after more than ten years of hard work. At present, the country is striving to promote the inheritance and dissemination of traditional Chinese culture. The Konghou musical instrument is just an excellent carrier. It integrates Chinese and Western cultures at the same time, and has great potential for future development. In addition, this instrument itself has many possibilities. I hope everyone will work together to support the development of Konghou.

According to Lu Lu, a teacher of the Konghou major at the China Conservatory of Music, in recent years, the Konghou major has developed rapidly, the teaching system has become more and more perfect, and more and more people love Konghou. At present, there are nearly ten comprehensive universities in China, such as Southwest University and Northwest University for Nationalities. , Henan Normal University, etc., have successively opened Konghou undergraduate majors; this year, the Chinese Academy also opened the Konghou professional grade examination, which means that Konghou piano children can obtain professional certification.

"In 1984, at my own expense, I successfully developed China's first double-row string pedal full-tuning Konghou, injecting this ancient musical instrument with modern technology and making it rejuvenated. Our academy also officially established the Konghou performance specialty. After ten years of hard work, China Konghou has been highly recognized by the international music industry, and the professional teaching system of Konghou has gradually formed." According to Zhao Guangyun, a professor of Konghou in Shenyang Conservatory of Music, over the years, Shen Yin has carefully cultivated a group of outstanding Konghou artistic talents such as Wu Lin. In addition to being performers in professional academies such as the Central Chinese Orchestra and the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra, they have also become the backbone of teaching in music education institutions across the country. Multiple Konghou performers can form the Konghou part of the Chinese Orchestra together; with the continuous release of new works, the application of Konghou in Chinese chamber music is also increasing. The Shenyin Hongyun Konghou Orchestra has held a number of performances at home and abroad to promote the art of Konghou and Chinese music culture.

Jiang Danxi, director of the Folk Music Department of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, said that in the past, Konghou was relatively unfamiliar to the public, and many composers did not know about this instrument. Therefore, there were relatively few related works, fewer students applying for the Konghou major, and relatively few employment channels. narrow. In recent years, the employment situation of Konghou majors has improved. He suggested that taking double majors will help broaden the employment channels for students. Some students choose piano as a minor major, and some students major in guzheng at the same time. For example, Chuanyin's Zheng/Konghou double The professional master's degree is to use the social influence of the guzheng to drive the development of the Konghou, and set up full-time teachers in the performance of the Konghou. In recent years, good results have been achieved, and the number of students applying for the Konghou major has increased. In Sichuan, many guzheng social training institutions have added Konghou training, and the demand for Konghou graduates is increasing.

"The major of Konghou performance in our school is in the Department of Music Education, and the students' main majors are vocal music singing and teaching or instrumental music performance and teaching under music education. Students who major in instrumental music with Konghou performance often There are other skills as well.” Teacher Sun Qing from the Music Education Department of Xi’an Conservatory of Music introduced that some graduates are engaged in the teaching of Konghou in society, and some are performers in the orchestra. For example, there is an undergraduate graduate of the Music Education Department whose main Xiang is a Konghou major, can play the zither, and also has vocal skills. He was admitted to the Tang Imitation Music and Dance Orchestra of Xi'an Foreign Affairs College and served as a Konghou player.

The modern Konghou is a new type of musical instrument that combines the harp and the guzheng, or is a reformed type of the harp—the double-stringed harp. The playing method of the modern Konghou is very close to that of the harp. Therefore, Konghou majors can also switch to harp majors. However, due to the relatively few applications of the harp in society (usually a symphony orchestra has only one player), the harp is a major with few enrollments in the orchestra department, and only one or two may be recruited every year, from Konghou to the harp major. There is also a waiting list.