HRIHORII LEVCHENKO’S PEDAGOGICAL VIEWS ON THE FUTURE TEACHERS OF MUSIC EDUCATION

Abstract

The paper summarizes pedagogical views on the education of future music teachers by Hryhorii Semenovych Levchenko, who is an Honored Artist of Ukraine, Professor, Head of the Department of Music of Poltava V.G. Korolenko National Pedagogical University, a choral conductor, a composer, a folklorist. It is determined that H. Levchenko’s pedagogical views on the education of future teachers are characterized not only by the training of highly qualified narrow-profile specialists but also by the education of a wide range of universal values and qualities. It is proved that the leading place in the teacher and artist’s pedagogical concept belongs to the national-patriotic education of students, which involves the development of national consciousness and self-identification, love for the Motherland, readiness to fulfill a civic duty to protect national interests, integrity, independence of Ukraine and love to national art, its customs, traditions, and culture. It was found that the teacher emphasized the need to form a moral and spiritual sphere of personality, which is based on universal values; took care of the development of artistic and aesthetic feelings, tastes, judgments, abilities of the individual and the ability to resist the aggression of pseudo-art; stressed the importance of labor education of future professionals, which is aimed at the formation of discipline, diligence, determination, endurance, responsibility for the common cause, the ability to work in a team. It is determined that a powerful source of education of the future teacher of music art (more broadly - the future teacher) is a folk song, artistic and practical activities in artistic and creative groups, and the example of the teacher (mentor).