A Study of the Process of Establishment and Practice of the National Music Standards in the United States

本研究的主要目的是调查美国国家音乐标准（1994）的建立和实践程度。为了达到这一目的，我们调查了以下研究问题：1。国家标准与：(a)美国教育体系的历史背景有什么关系？(b)日本的国家标准和课程？从那以后，国家标准对美国音乐教育的影响达到了什么程度？本研究得出以下结论：1)国家标准在学校课程中倾向于跨学科和综合课程。2)它是音乐教育的发展性课程，也是美育的发展性课程。3)多元文化教育内容与语境的关系。它不仅强调艺术教育，而且强调理解音乐、其他艺术和艺术以外学科之间的关系。

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of the establishment and practice of the National Music Standards (1994) in the United States.To accomplish this purpose the following research questions were investigated :1. What were the National Standards in relation to : (a) historical background in American education system? (b) the National Standards and the Course of Study in Japan?2. To what extent can the National Standards influences be observed in American music education since?As a result of this study the following conclusions were reached :1) The National Standards has tended to be the interdisciplinary and integrated curriculum in school curricula.2) It is developmental curriculum of music education as aesthetic education.3) It includes the contents of Multicultural education in relation to contexts.4) It emphasizes not only arts education but also understanding relationship between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.