ART-THERAPEUTIC METHODS OF A MUSIC TEACHER’S WORK

Abstract

The article examines the problem of improving the psychophysical health of primary school students. The development of their musicality through a combination of visual, auditory, tactile, and motor sensations in the process of making music is described. Improvement of speech, coordination of movements, and fine motor skills of hands, emotional and sensory sphere is analyzed. It is the integration of children with mental and physical disabilities into the general educational space that is one of the areas of humanization of the entire education system and meets the priorities of public policy.The role and features of the use of art-therapeutic methods in the work of a teacher of music/art to create a comfortable environment for the formation of a comprehensively developed personality of the applicant of primary education are analyzed. Primary school is of special importance. As a child's psychological stability, personality traits, and character are formed during this period of their development. The experience of a specialist-practitioner of general secondary educational institution №52 in Mariupol was used, who for many years successfully implements art-pedagogical methods and techniques in music/art lessons and extracurricular activities in primary school, which contribute to the development of the emotional sphere of students with special educational needs. Psychophysical conditions, the formation of stable interest, and love for music are presented. Removal of neuropsychiatric overload, restoration of positive emotional and energetic tone is revealed. The creation of such conditions will ensure high-quality mastering of art by junior schoolchildren with special educational needs, as well as contribute to their spiritual, moral, and psychophysical development, which is relevant in the modern world.