A Survey Study on the "Present Trouble" and "Self-trouble" of Music Majors—— Take the Graduates of Zhaoqing University in Guangdong Province from 2018 to 2020 as an Example

This paper employs literature review and survey methods to investigate the employment status of musicology graduates from Guangdong Zhaoqing University's School of Music over the past three years. It focuses on exploring the learning situation during their undergraduate studies, the actual working conditions upon entering the workforce, the application and effectiveness of knowledge and skills in practical work, as well as the knowledge framework and needs they possess after 3-5 years of work. The research findings indicate that society and employers have new requirements and directions for talent every year. Coupled with the uneven distribution of faculty resources and examination systems across regions, these demands compel graduates to continuously acquire new knowledge and restructure their knowledge frameworks. Most graduates feel a gap between their knowledge and skills and classroom instruction, manifested in weak foundational knowledge, relatively weak professional skills, narrow disciplinary scope, and insufficient knowledge reserves. Therefore, this paper examines whether the training model, objectives, standards, curriculum design, and discipline construction of the musicology program at Zhaoqing University's School of Music are reasonable and comprehensive. This will directly promote the reform and development of the musicology program at the school. Additionally, it has significant practical reference value, academic value, and social value in supporting the teaching reform of "new normal" education.