wenyu zhou

About Me

Professor at the Composition and Conducting Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Master's and Doctoral Supervisor, Director of the Solfège and Ear Training Teaching and Research Office, and Chief Professor of the "Shanghai Conservatory-Royal Academy of Music Joint College." Publications (co-authored with Jiang Weimin): - *160 Accompanied Sight-Singing Pieces* - *Practical Ear Training Tutorial, Volumes 1–5* - *Concise Solfège and Ear Training Tutorial, Parts 1 and 2* - *New Style Sight-Singing Pieces* - *Three-Part Sight-Singing Tutorial* - Over 20 textbooks, including the monograph *The Art of Sight-Singing*. Awards: - Outstanding Teacher Award from Shanghai Outstanding Literary and Artistic Talents - Outstanding Teacher Award from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Her Solfège and Ear Training course was recognized by the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission as a "Shanghai Key Course" and a "Shanghai Elite Course." In 2019, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, she composed the vocal work *China’s Path*, which premiered at the "Shanghai Spring" International Music Festival. The piece was included in the 2020 thematic key publication *On the Hopeful Field—100 Popular Golden Songs of Poverty Alleviation* by the Central Propaganda Department. In 2020, to commemorate the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, she adapted and created the piano solo piece *A Great River*. In the same year, her art song *Miao*, for which she wrote both the lyrics and music, won the Third Prize (second place overall) in the "Gaetano Amadeo" International Composition Competition (all genres) in Italy, with no first prize awarded. In 2021, her lecture *The Art of Sight-Singing* for the "Broad Perspectives on Chinese Instrumental Culture" series was featured on the Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s ["Study强国" (Xuexi Qiangguo)] platform. In the same year, her course *The Art of Sight-Singing* for performance majors was recognized as an "Elite Course for Graduate Students" by the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Graduate Department.