APPLICABILITY OF TRADITIONAL SONGS OF THE KOSOVO-POMORAVLJE DISTRICT IN SOLFÈGE TEACHING

Traditional songs are an important aspect of cultural heritage, and consequently an element of local community identity. Bearing in mind the importance of preserving traditional values, the paper explores the possibilities of using traditional songs of the Kosovo-Pomoravlje district in primary music schools solfège teaching. The paper first focuses on the phenomenon of Serbian folk singing and analyzes the cultural context, as well as the specificities of the Kosovo-Pomoravlje folk songs and their classification. Later in the text, the focus moves to the specific possibilities and methodical instructions for the use of the Kosovo-Pomoravlje songs in solfège teaching. The goal of the research is to show how the use of those songs can improve the pedagogical approach to solfège teaching, based on interactive implementation of teaching tasks, contributing, on the one hand, to the understanding and adoption of elements of musical literacy with the further development of musical skills and knowledge and, on the other hand, to the familiarization with the cultural heritage and its preservation.