"The purpose of this study is to current state of music curriculum and level of satisfaction of teachers for music on music curriculum. The subjects of this study are employed teachers for music who are charge for music education in 26 schools for the mentally, keyongsangnam․buk-do. The questionnaire ware mailed to 110 teachers for the retarded, and after calculated Mean, Standard Deviation(SD) according to type of sex, career, and grade, the data were applied to χ 2 test, and t-test and F test in order to find out significant differences among them. The results of this study are as follows; First, in current state of music curriculum for the schools for the retarded, most teachers known well on revised special schools basic curriculum, also they were applying it to their classes, they have practiced teaching-learning goal according to students' level. Schools have music related circle and performance team, type of music related circle or performance team is instrumental music team, chorus team, rhythm chorus team, traditional percussion quartet in order. Second, in job satisfaction of teachers according to music curriculum, job satisfaction of teachers on time alloted music education activities is average. Most of teachers thought that training to elevate their competencies in special schools is shortage of contents and opportunity, also they want to receive training appliable music training opportunity for spacial teachers only. For the future studies, the same study should apply to teachers in all special schools for the retarded and comparative study between special schools applying basic curriculum for mental retardation and common curriculum for student without disabilities should do. Also study according to type of disabilities should do.
Key Words : schools for the retarded, music curriculum