The State of Music in the Elementary School

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Playing around in school: Implications for learning and educational policy. (2010, unknown): “This trend extends into elementary school, where instruction and test preparation have replaced art, music, physical education, and recess (Abril & Gault, 2006; Graber, Locke, Lambdin, & Solmon, 2008; Spohn, 2008; Resnick, 2003; Wright, 2002).”
Singing One's Way to Self-Regulation: The Role of Early Music and Movement Curricula and Private Speech (2011, background): “First, in the current climate of high-stakes testing, accountability, budget pressures, and increased demands on early childhood curricula for school readiness, literacy, and math, it is often music and arts programs and curricula that are either cut back or removed (Abril & Gault, 2006).”
The State of Music in Secondary Schools (2008, background): “The fact that principals labeled creating and composing as the musical learning being met least effectively was consistent with findings reported in a prior survey of elementary school principals (Abril & Gault, 2006).”