CREATIVITY OF THE HEAD OF THE ORCHESTRA OF FOLK INSTRUMENTS AND THE WAYS OF ITS FORMATION AT A UNIVERSITY OF CULTURE

Abstract

The article considers creativity as one of characteristics of creative activity of a conductor of an orchestra of Russian folk instruments. The objective is to identify ways to form creativity among students-future leaders of instrumental groups studying at a university of culture. Based on the analysis of philosophical, cultural, and musicological works and the study of the activities of famous Russian conductors in the context of modern artistic and cultural trends, the author identifies the meaning of creativity, studies the specifics of a special professional variety of creativity and thereby significantly develops generally accepted judgments regarding the special quality of creative leadership of instrumental groups. The application of an integrated approach allows to draw fundamentally new conclusions regarding the essential aspects of creativity – creative and pragmatic, acting in close unity in the work of the head of the orchestra of Russian folk instruments. Based on this premise, the author formulates in a new way the strategic goal of university specialized education for students studying conducting specialties, presenting it as fostering a sense of original style. Important results are also: the definition of a model of profile motivation for the training of future orchestral leaders; a holistic review of pedagogical directions for the formation of creativity, which are previously considered by other researchers in a fragmented and cursory manner. The research is important for further development of the problem of creativity from the perspective of the special competence of the modern head of the instrumental team.