Integration of Music and Core Academic Objectives in the K-12 Curriculum.

The article discusses a study about the integration of music and core academic objectives in the K-12 curriculum. Participants completed a survey that addressed music experience, ability and attitude, teaching music objectives, and integrating music and academic objectives. Results indicated that teachers became more comfortable at the global thought of integrating music and core academic objectives, with a slight increase in confidence level in integrating music with reading, math, science, or social studies objectives. The teachers participating in this course may have felt that time devoted to planning and implementing integrated lessons was not feasible when they return to their naturalistic classroom setting.