摘要：音乐是情感的艺术，它通过音乐特有的方式来表现情感，使人们从中感受到美的熏陶和情感的冶炼。在音乐教学中，教师应带领学生，在教学过程中创设生动活泼的学习氛围，来激发学生的兴趣，使其积极主动地学习知识。但目前国内由于应试教育的影响，许多中学开设的音乐课时量不足；中学生音乐知识掌握程度呈两极分化；乐器选择面狭窄等等这些问题，已经不利于学生音乐文化素质的提高及审美能力的培养。本课题将围绕现当代中学音乐教育的优与缺展开。通过实践和调查等方式，对中小学音乐教学的现状和发展方向进行了解，提出建议，希望这些建议可以被采纳，并在教学中进行试用，为毕业后更多新教师走入音乐教学岗位奠定良好的基础。

关键词：应试教育； 师资队伍； 创新精神； 自主选择

Abstract ：music is the emotion of the art, it through the music special way of expressing emotions, make people feel the edification of the beauty from and emotional smelting. In music teaching, teachers should lead the students, in the teaching process to create a lively atmosphere, to inspire students' interest, make its actively learn knowledge. But at present domestic should try education because of the influence, many of the school curriculum music class hour is enough; High school students the knowledge of music is polarization; Musical Instruments and so on these problems fighting narrow, favor the student has the improvement of the quality of music culture and aesthetic ability the raise. This subject will focus on music education of modern and contemporary middle school of optimal and spread. Through the practice and research methods of music teaching in middle and primary schools of the present situation and development trend are understanding, the author puts forward some Suggestions and I hope the advice can be adopted, and in teaching trial, after graduation for more new teachers into music teaching post lays good foundation.

Key words：Exam-oriented education； Teachers team； Innovation spirit； Independently choose