FOLK SINGING EDUCATION IN KUZBASS: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

Abstract

The article considers of a number of topical problems of the functioning of the system of modern Russian music education, including folk singing. Historical retrospection shows the development of folk singing education in two directions, such as professional and traditional ones. In the twentieth century, a three-level system of music education was formed, which proved itself from the best side. This approach seems to be very promising, as it contributes to the training of competitively capable specialists due to the unity of the methodology in training, increasing the duration of training, which allows identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the student, as well as applying an individual approach in choosing methods and technologies of training. In addition, there is a search for methodology and approaches to training specialists in the field of folk singing education. Considerable attention is paid to the development of methods of stylistic execution. Consideration of the current state of music education in Kuzbass has revealed a number of problems that need to be solved not only at the federal, but also at the regional level.