美国是当代最先进的发达国家之一,在自然科学,人文研究等领域均走在世界前列。1959年,在科学院,联邦教育总局,空军和兰德公司的支持下,在马萨诸塞州召开了著名的伍兹霍尔会议,会议的目的是讨论科学教育问题,第一次提出音乐应该与其他学科,如数学,历史和科学并驾齐驱。这次会议开启了美国音乐教育史上的新篇章。一、美国音乐课程国家标准制定背景美国是一个教育行政高度分散的国家。美国联邦教育部对各州的教学计划,教学大纲和教材并没有统一的 The United States is one of the most advanced and developed countries in the world and is at the forefront of the world in the fields of natural sciences and humanities studies. In 1959, with the support of the Academies of Sciences, the State Department of Education, the Air Force and the Rand Corporation, a well-known Woods Holl conference was held in Massachusetts. The purpose of the conference was to discuss science education. For the first time, music should be linked with other disciplines, Such as mathematics, history and science keep pace. This conference opened a new chapter in the history of American music education. First, the United States national standards for music courses Background United States is a highly decentralized educational administration in the country. The U.S. Federal Department of Education does not have a uniform teaching plan, syllabus and teaching materials for each state