Aims

1. Cultivating performing talents
2. Constructing a multiple cultural viewpoint on music; developing the research of Taiwan aboriginal music; working on the innovation and continuity of Taiwan aboriginal musical performance
3. Combining musical and cultural study; discovering the possibilities of musical researches from different aspects
4. Cultivating specialists on music courses and teaching theories
5. Developing the ethnomusicology research potential, based on the specific humanistic surrounding of eastern Taiwan and the Austroneaisn studying sources in school
6. Providing on-the-job elementary and secondary school teachers in eastern Taiwan a good environment for further studying
7. Developing the department students a broader point of view to do interdisciplinary researches

Issues

1. Cultivating teachers on humanity and art; developing related researches
2. Interdisciplinary academic research on music
3. The main development is on ethnomusicology, including topics like History of Western Music, Composer’s Work and Biography Study, and Performance Study
4. Accommodating the glocalization trend in 21 century, the DM promotes both local and world music.