In recent years, music education has seen a decline in the number of students choosing to continue their studies at Key Stage 4 (14- to 16-year-old students) and choose music as a GCSE option in England. Whilst the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), a school performance measure which excludes the arts, has come under much scrutiny as to its impact on school music, enjoyment and the perceived importance of music lessons could also be contributing factors to low uptake. This paper presents student survey findings from the first part of a two-phase project that was based on a qualitatively driven mixed-method research design. Findings demonstrated that a decline in enjoyment and in the importance attributed to school music occurred in the first three years of lower secondary school (Key Stage 3). The enjoyment of school music was linked with the students’ engagement with practical components of music making, and its importance was mostly equated with future employment opportunities. The findings are discussed in terms of their practical implications in the teaching of music in secondary schools.

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音乐享受与 GCSE 接受率：英格兰东北部三所学校的调查结果

近年来，在英国音乐教育中，选择继续学习第四阶段（14至16岁学生）并选择音乐作为GCSE选项的学生人数有所下降。虽然英语学士学位（EBacc）作为一种不包括艺术的学校表现衡量标准，因其对学校音乐的影响而受到严格审查，但音乐课程的享受和人们对音乐课程重要性的认知也可能是导致采用率低的因素。本文介绍了一个两阶段项目第一部分的学生调查结果，该项目基于定性驱动的混合方法研究设计。调查结果表明，在初中的前三年（第三关键阶段），人们对学校音乐的享受和重要性有所下降。学校音乐的享受与学生对音乐创作的实际参与程度相关，其重要性大多与未来的就业机会等同。研究结果对中学音乐教学的实际意义进行了讨论。