MUSICAL EDUCATION OF HEALTH IMPAIRED PRESCHOOLERS AS A CONDITION OF THEIR COMPENSATORY DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The article shows the role of music in the psychophysical development of the child, justifies the expediency of using musical activity as an effective means of compensating for secondary abnormalities in the development of children with disabilities (HIA). The main methods of the study are the analysis of scientific literature on the problem of musical education and development, the role of music in the compensatory development of children with HIA, as well as the observation of children in music classes and in the course of independent activities. The concepts of “musical development” and “musical education” are considered, the general and special (correctional) tasks of musical education of children with HIA are clarified. The construction of music activities on a polysensory basis is considered as one of the important conditions of compensatory development of children in this category. Based on the analysis of literary sources, as well as the results of the empirical study, the peculiarities of musical development of children with HIA, musical abilities of children with visual impairments are described. The compensatory direction of musical education of children with HIA, manifested in the relationship of general and special tasks, is shown. It is concluded that the realization of musical education of children with HIA takes into account their basic musical abilities with close interconnection in solving both general education and corrective tasks.