In 1928 he entered Yale University and studied theoretical composition exclusively. The following year he obtained a degree in music, returned home, and took over as dean of studies at the National Shanghai Music Conservatory and head of the Group of Theoretical Composition.
一九二八年他插班耶魯大學專攻理論作曲；次年得到音樂學位，返鄉出任上海國立音專教務主任兼理論作曲組主任。