The Elephant in the Room
The Elephant in the Room
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10.1177/0027432111415538
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2011-09
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David A. Williams
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作者：
David A. Williams
几乎所有青少年都在音乐中找到乐趣，但大多数人并没有参与传统的学校乐团。大学要求、对高平均分的追求、日程安排冲突、辅导员不合作、日程安排混乱、学生有太多相互竞争的兴趣或需要工作可能会限制学生对音乐课程的参与。虽然音乐教师几乎无法克服其中的许多障碍，但房间里的大象正是我们在学校音乐教育中使用的模型。大型演出合奏团在 1900 年代初被确立为音乐教育的典范，一个世纪以来相对没有变化。这种模式是导致很少有学生参加学校音乐课程的重要原因吗？随着行业的发展，必须考虑所提出的建议。
Practically all teenagers find pleasure in music, yet the majority are not involved in traditional school music ensembles. College requirements, the quest for high grade point averages, scheduling conflicts, uncooperative counselors, block schedules, students with too many competing interests, or the need to work may limit participation in music classes. While there is little music teachers can do to overcome many of these hurdles, the elephant in the room is the very model we use for music education in the schools. The large performance ensemble was established as the model for music education during the early 1900s and has remained relatively unchanged for a century. Is this model a significant part of what is causing so few students to enroll in school music classes? Recommendations are presented that must be considered as the profession moves forward.