Modern Reconstruction of Mesoamerican Musical Culture Elements in Educational Process

Abstract

The tendency to use interdisciplinary methods in the reconstruction of elements of ancient musical cultures characterizes the musicological and musical approaches in Northern and Latin America and the Europe countries in the XX-th century. Scientific reconstruction's method is based on special musical terminology sources studying in their historic and cultural contexts. The first type of Mesoamerican musical terminology has included the general concepts designating an essence of musical-cultural phenomenon as a whole in sphere of ontologic representations (the concepts sound and sounding). The second type has been connected with an explanation of various concepts of musical culture, including musical practice. The creative reconstruction's method represents individual author's character but it can be objective. Different mythological symbols, archaeological objects and architectural monuments become a source of inspiration for Mexican and Guatemalan musicians and composers. It's necessary and possible to app ly these methods in educational process and the a uthor of the article does it.