Secondary Musical Personality: Development of Spiritual Needs in the Educational Space

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of developing the spiritual needs of the educational process subjects: students, teachers and employees of the University. The author presents the problem from the position of the aesthetic-semiotic approach, paying particular attention to the forming potentials of musical art masterpieces. The author argues that involvement in the music and creative activities of the educational process subject contributes to the development of a secondary musical personality based on the theoretical analysis of the music art impact on the personality development. The article reveals the content of the secondary musical personality concept. The author of the article presents the experience of implementing the culture-intensive educational Project "Opera and Ballet Theater in the Space of Elite Education." The Project aims at the spiritual, aesthetic, and creative development of students. The Project is implemented based on the classic University together with the Opera and Ballet Theatre. Psychological work on the Project contributed to the development of the spiritual needs of the project participants: activation of creative initiatives, creative self-realisation, regular attendance of opera and ballet shows, perception of classical music in live performance.