Development of Musical Thinking in the Course of Training of Performing Musicians as a Pedagogical Problem

Irina S Avramkova,Marina G Kruglova,Elizaveta E Grushina,Artur A Maksaev,Irina S Kazakova

doi:10.13189/ujer.2019.071123

Abstract

From young musicians taking their first steps in music to professionals with higher education, the level of development and maturity of thinking affect the quality of performance and understanding of music. In order to comprehend the artistic conception of works created at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st centuries, future performing musicians need a high level of thinking during performance, analysis, listening to and creation of musical compositions. Development of musical thinking is inextricably connected with practical activities of students in the classroom and their independent work. The phenomenon of musical thinking requires a comprehensive pedagogical approach, especially in terms of higher education when the foundations for professional competencies of future performing musicians are being built. Therefore, this article looks at the development of thinking in performing musicians in the course of their studies at higher education institutions. It explores the specific features of musical thinking, conditions and methods of its development as a fundamental ability of a musician for their professional activity.

Highlights

Music thinking is the ability to perceive, recognize and imagine music images and understand the semantics of musical pieces, which is reflected in premeditation of the performer’s interpretation of the piece, as well as in the skills required to incarnate one’s vision of its imagery and semantic content while playing the instrument
Musical thinking is seen as a form of expressing a creative idea — the mental prototype of the artistic content of a musical composition which predetermines its interpretation by a performer
Great attention is paid to musical thinking in the course of professional training of students at higher education institutions

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Introduction

Music thinking is the ability to perceive, recognize and imagine music images and understand the semantics of musical pieces, which is reflected in premeditation of the performer’s interpretation of the piece, as well as in the skills required to incarnate one’s vision of its imagery and semantic content while playing the instrument. Performing art requires “thinking through images” [1], since the content of a musical piece is represented by ideas, emotions, images and objects [2]. Musical thinking is seen as a form of expressing a creative idea — the mental prototype of the artistic content of a musical composition which predetermines its interpretation by a performer. Great attention is paid to musical thinking in the course of professional training of students at higher education institutions. The issue of development of creative abilities and musical reflection is multifaceted and requires systematic research. In order to accomplish the pedagogical task of developing musical thinking, it is necessary to analyze and identify the effective methods, principles and technologies of intellectual and creative personal development during study at a higher education institution

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