The development of Ukrainian society requires new approaches in preparing students for professional activities. One of the urgent problems in training a future music teacher is vocal training. A modern professional and competent vocalist must have an impeccable vocal voice, vocal technique, be able to use the skills of various styles of world musical art, understand the specifics of vocal art and be fluent in modern information technologies. The article reveals the essence of such concepts as "vocal training", "vocal skill", much attention is paid to the methods of vocal training and directions of vocal training of future music teachers in the conditions of distance learning. In this study, the main attention is focused on the methodological principles of vocal training of future music teachers. The author identified and characterized the methods of vocal training, namely: explanatory-illustrative, reproductive, heuristic (search), research (creative), phonetic, concentric and the method of imaginary (internal) singing. It has been proven that the introduction of innovative technologies into the pedagogical process contributes to a more productive mastering of methods during vocal training, namely the remote form of conducting classes, which brings radical changes to the historically formed domestic system of student training. Areas of remote work in the vocal class are highlighted, including theoretical training, which involves studying the history of vocal performance; practical training (performance of individual sets of exercises, use of phonopedic method, development of repertoire works, etc.). It is noted that the use of work methods in the vocal class, appropriate for distance learning, on the one hand, allows to exclude long breaks that reduce the motivation of classes, and on the ot
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