TO THE PROBLEM OF MUSICAL-VISUAL THINKING DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF STUDY “ART OF FOLK SINGING”

Abstract

The article highlights problems connected with the development of musical-visual thinking in learning process. The difficulty of this process lies in the selection of methods and techniques depending on specific situations and dealing with different aspects of teaching. Much attention is directed to the analysis of those teaching conditions without which the development of visual thinking is impossible, and, in its turn, it is a requirement to revealing the subject matter of the musical composition given in the poetic text. The article describes characteristic features of musical-visual thinking and underlines the value of sensibility and imagination development, the presence of singing skills, life experience, general and musical range of interest. The general feature of musical-visual thinking concept is given and its importance for the director of folk-singing group is stressed. In concluding, both the significance of all-round students’ development, and those methods and teaching conditions which should be taken into consideration in learning process are emphasized.