Under the current situation, the work of aesthetic education in colleges and universities has received more and more attention from the country. The research and practice of aesthetic education in colleges and universities has become the focus of social attention. Classroom teaching in colleges and universities is an important position for the practice of aesthetic education. The author takes the music appreciation class in ordinary colleges and universities as the entry point, explores the teaching path from the perspective of aesthetic education, and puts forward the following point of view: aesthetic education is to cultivate students' aesthetic perception and at the same time stimulate students' understanding of humanities. The comprehensive improvement of literacy and artistic literacy cultivates students' noble character and improves their physical and mental health; in the teaching of music appreciation classes, teachers and students are used to dialogue and share discussions on an equal footing, to stimulate students' perception and thinking of beauty, so as to cultivate students' thinking ability; In the teaching of music appreciation class, teachers guide and students experience ways to cultivate students' ability to discover beauty, recognize beauty, feel beauty, and express beauty.