Optimization Path of Music Education Curriculum in Shaanxi Private Universities under the Background of Aesthetic Education Reform and Development

Under the strategic guidance of aesthetic education reform and development in the new era, music education, as a core carrier of aesthetic education, undertakes the important mission of fostering virtue, cultivating people, enhancing students' aesthetic literacy, and inheriting cultural genes. As an important component of higher education, the construction of music education curricula in Shaanxi private universities not only encounters new development opportunities brought by aesthetic education reform, but is also constrained by school-running orientation, resource allocation, and teacher structure. These constraints lead to prominent problems such as homogenized curriculum systems, a disconnection between teaching content and contemporary cultural realities, and weak practical and experiential links. Drawing on the school-running characteristics and regional cultural advantages of Shaanxi private universities, and based on the core requirements of aesthetic education reform, this paper systematically analyzes the current dilemmas in music education curricula in these institutions. On this basis, it proposes targeted optimization paths from six dimensions: curriculum system construction, updating and integration of teaching content, innovation of teaching methods, professional development of teachers, improvement of evaluation mechanisms, and strengthening of resource guarantees. The study aims to provide both theoretical guidance and practical reference for the high-quality development of music education in Shaanxi private universities, promote the deep integration of aesthetic education and professional training, and support the effective implementation and rooting of aesthetic education reform in private higher education institutions.