INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP STYLES IN CHILDREN'S MUSIC ENSEMBLES: TO THE QUESTION OF DIAGNOSIS

The author of the article proposes a diagnostic procedure for identifying the state of formation of an individual style of leadership of a children's creative musical group in a music teacher. The main characteristics of the teacher's personality, which constitute the integrity of the phenomenon of ‘individual leadership style’, serve as guidelines for substantiating the diagnostic procedure. The definition of the phenomenon, which covers psychological, pedagogical, aesthetic and artistic dimensions, is presented, and the adequacy of the content of its components (communicative, value-motivational, activity) and diagnostic tools - criteria (cognitive-reflective managerial; emotional-motivational; activity creative-managerial) and their corresponding indicators is established. The qualitative characteristics of the levels of formation of the individual leadership style in view of the success of the team are hypothetically presented: the highest/optimal, or personally mobile empathic level; sufficient, or creatively constructive level; initial, or creatively promising level; the assumption is made about the possibility of fixing a low (indifferent/emotionally negative level). The results of a pilot survey of musician respondents are presented.Key words: individual leadership style, children's creative music group, criteria, indicators, levels of formation of individual leadership style, music teacher.