The State Council of China issued the Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening and Improving Aesthetic Education in Schools in the New Era, which states the principles of "comprehensive development", "for all students", and "using aesthetic education as a vehicle for moral education. They highlight the need to develop aesthetic education in rural areas. Based on the current situation of rural music education, and under the guidance of national education policies, this paper conducts research, analysis and practice from multiple dimensions such as students' music literacy and social concerns. The paradigm is based on cultivating students' core musical literacy, the three‐step approach to helping rural students, rural teachers and music groups, and the innovative integration of local characteristics. While replicable, this paradigm can give rural primary and secondary schools the potential for self‐generation and continuous development, effectively bridging the gap between urban and rural arts education and helping to revitalise the countryside.