ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to explore the direction of reconstructing music contents of the integrated curriculum Pleasant life based on music, in order to strengthen the purpose, value, and identity of music education in response to the changes introduced in the 2022 revised Pleasant life curriculum. First, the Pleasant life curriculum was analyzed to identify its music-related content and characteristics. Next, the connection between the Nuri curriculum and the music curriculum was examined. In addition, cases of music education for 1st and 2nd grades elementary schools in Taiwan, the United States, and Japan were analyzed to derive practical implications. Based on the results, various directions were explored for the restructuring of the music-based integrated curriculum Pleasant life. These proposals are significant in that they encompass both the development of a music-based integrated curriculum that can foster the sensibility and creativity of lower elementary students and the redefinition of the educational role and identity of the Pleasant life subject.

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