PREPARATION OF THE FUTURE MUSICAL ART TEACHER TO WORK WITH FOLK VOCAL AND CHOIR GROUPS

The article examines the conditions and content of the training of a future musical art teacher majoring in the specialty 014.13 Secondary education (Art. Musical art) to work with authentic folk vocal and choral ensembles, and substantiates its relevance. It is noted that it is provided by students studying the mandatory and optional educational components of the educational and professional program “Secondary Education (Art. Musical Art)”: “Choir Conducting,” “Conducting with a Practical Work with a Choir,” “Voice Production,” “Choir Class,” “Choir Studies and Methods of Working with a Choir,” “Theory and Methods of Working with Folk Vocal and Choral Groups,” “Methods of Working with Vocal Artistic and Creative Groups,” etc. The purpose, content component, learning outcomes, main forms of work and control from the course “Theory and Methods of Working with Folk Vocal and Choral Ensembles” have been determined. Attention is focused on the characteristic features of Ukrainian folk song performance (conditionality of regional traditions of household choral singing, special nature of sound production, undisguised sound, expressive register sound of voices, a small range, improvisational performance, subvocal polyphonic singing as the basis of choral polyphony, the presence of lead singers who create subvocals against the background of the choral sound, the combination of singing with elements of choreography and pantomime, the diversity of the collective composition). The principles of ensemble composition, classification of folk voices, functions of singers and lead singers in the performance of subvocal-polyphonic musical material, techniques of improvisation, singing a song for voices, some important methodical aspects of vocal and choral work are revealed. Emphasis is placed on the importance of the repertoire for determining the creative direction and performance style of the choir. The decisive role of the manager in the organization and successful activity of the amateur folk group is emphasized, and their main tasks and functions are considered.