An Exploration of the Integration Path of Music Education and Examination in Primary and Secondary Schools in China

Abstract

Aesthetic education makes full use of all aesthetic phenomena that exist in human society. In particular, the perception and understanding of beauty in work and the development of the human ability to make beauty part of the process and outcome of work. Music education is an important part of aesthetic education. By using music as an educational tool, music education develops special abilities and talents in specific types of art. In China, the integration between music examinations and aesthetic education brings a challenge to schools and public.How will schools put aesthetic subjects in the exam and what should be included in the exam? The paper introduced the background of the aesthetic education in China and discussed the roles of music in aesthetic education. To integrate the music education with the exams, the papers explores the paths of ability-originate exams, practical skills-originate exams and mind-developing originate exams, hoping to enlighten the public on the music course development in China.