| Table 66. | Percentage distribution and standard error for public elementary school music specialists, visual arts specialists, and classroom teachers reporting the extent to which they participated in various activities related to their arts subject outside of their school duties: School year 2009–10 |
| Activity | Not at all | Small extent | Moderate extent | Great extent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | Percent | Standard error | |
| Music specialist | ||||||||
| Provide instruction in a musical instrument or voice | 29 | (1.8) | 24 | (1.6) | 22 | (1.2) | 25 | (1.8) |
| Perform as a soloist or member of an ensemble | 19 | (1.3) | 17 | (1.2) | 25 | (1.6) | 39 | (2.0) |
| Compose or arrange music | 39 | (1.9) | 30 | (1.6) | 19 | (1.5) | 11 | (1.1) |
| Conduct community or other ensembles | 57 | (1.5) | 15 | (1.2) | 14 | (1.1) | 14 | (0.8) |
| Attend live musical performances | 1 | (0.2) | 21 | (1.4) | 42 | (1.9) | 36 | (1.8) |
| Study, critique, or write about music | 48 | (2.0) | 27 | (1.9) | 15 | (1.3) | 10 | (1.2) |
| Provide arts leadership in your community or state | 49 | (1.8) | 27 | (1.5) | 14 | (1.3) | 9 | (1.0) |
| Attend workshops with professional artists or arts groups | 13 | (1.1) | 34 | (1.7) | 34 | (1.6) | 19 | (1.4) |
| Attend performances directed by colleagues | 10 | (0.9) | 38 | (1.9) | 32 | (1.7) | 20 | (1.5) |
| Visual arts specialist | ||||||||
| Teach art at a studio or gallery | 77 | (1.6) | 12 | (1.1) | 8 | (0.9) | 3 | (0.5) |
| Create works of art | 4 | (0.7) | 27 | (1.5) | 39 | (1.8) | 30 | (1.8) |
| Exhibits works of art | 44 | (1.7) | 29 | (1.7) | 16 | (1.3) | 11 | (1.1) |
| View and respond to original works of art at museums or galleries | 8 | (1.1) | 25 | (1.4) | 39 | (1.6) | 28 | (1.6) |
| Study, critique, or write about art | 36 | (1.6) | 34 | (1.8) | 21 | (1.5) | 9 | (1.2) |
| Provide arts leadership in your community or state | 49 | (1.5) | 28 | (1.5) | 15 | (1.1) | 8 | (0.9) |
| Attend workshops with professional artists or arts groups | 18 | (1.5) | 38 | (1.5) | 25 | (1.7) | 18 | (1.1) |
| Classroom teacher | ||||||||
| Create or perform works of art | 54 | (2.1) | 28 | (1.6) | 12 | (1.2) | 5 | (0.8) |
| Teach one of the arts | 87 | (1.3) | 7 | (1.0) | 4 | (0.6) | 1! | (0.4) |
| View works of art (e.g., attend museums, galleries, musical or theatrical performances, etc.) | 15 | (1.2) | 44 | (1.8) | 32 | (1.5) | 9 | (1.3) |
| Study, critique, or write about the arts | 86 | (1.5) | 11 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.6) | 1! | (0.3) |
| Provide arts leadership in your community or state | 93 | (0.9) | 5 | (0.7) | 2 | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| Attend workshops with professional artists or art groups | 87 | (1.2) | 11 | (1.2) | 2 | (0.5) | ‡ | (†) |
| † Not applicable. | ||||||||
| ! Interpret data with caution; the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to 30 percent. | ||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. | ||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Arts specialists are education professionals with a teaching certificate in an arts discipline—such as music, visual arts, dance, or drama/theatre—who provide separate instruction in that discipline. Classroom teachers are teachers of self-contained classrooms; these teachers could teach arts areas as separate subjects or incorporate arts areas into other subjects. | ||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, “Survey of Elementary School Music Specialists,” FRSS 102M, 2009–10; “Survey of Elementary School Visual Arts Specialists,” FRSS 102VA, 2009–10; and “Arts Survey of Elementary School Classroom Teachers,” FRSS 102C, 2009–10. |
