Administrators at Edina-West Secondary School in Edina (Minnesota) are making the curriculum more specific through an integrated in-service evaluation plan. (Author/MLF)

Recommendations for including general music in secondary school curriculum can be organized around three themes consistent with America 2000 goals: creating or reinventing curricula, creating better schools, and designing programs for all students. Arts instruction must go far beyond band, choir, and orchestra. General music class could…

The high school principal, a key figure in the educational equality and equity equation, should serve as both instructional leader and administrator. State legislation might more clearly define the principal's role and leadership responsibility. Principals should choose their own faculty, retain faculty they want, and have discretionary funds for…