世纪之交,党中央英明提出实施西部大开发,加快中西部地区发展,这是一项具有重大现实意义和深远历史意义的战略决策。西部大开发的关键在人才,人才的基础在教育。音乐教育是全面素质教育中一个不可代替的组成部分。西部中小学音乐教育状况如何?教师所处的环境又存在哪些问题?带着这些问题,我利用暑期参加“厦门大学博士团西部千里行”的机会,走访了宁夏自治区的银川市、固原市、海原县的十几所中小学,调查了一线的领导、老师和在读、辍学的学生。以下是通过这次走访获得的一些情况和感受,希望能对发展西部音乐教育有所裨益。素质教育目前还远远不够从简单的知识、技能教学转变为培养学生艺术情趣的美育教育,使学生获得较 At the turn of the century, the party Central Committee wisely proposed implementing the great development of the western region and accelerating the development of the central and western regions. This is a strategic decision with great practical significance and far-reaching historical significance. The key to the development of the western region lies in the foundation of talents and talents in education. Music education is an irreplaceable part of overall quality education. With these questions, I took advantage of the summer to participate in “Xiamen University Ph.D. delegation trip miles”, visited the Yinchuan City, Ningxia Autonomous Region, Guyuan City, Haiyuan County, more than a dozen primary and secondary schools, surveyed front-line leaders, teachers and students studying and dropping out of school. The following are some of the experiences and experiences gained through this visit, hoping to benefit western music education. At present, quality education is far from enough to change from simple knowledge and skills teaching to aesthetic education to cultivate the students’ artistic interest so that students can get more