Civic education of youth by means of musical art by V. Sukhomlinsky

Abstract

Modern higher education actualizes the need of patriotism upbringing for future teachers as a feel and as a basic quality of the person on the basis of new approaches and new ways of its implementation. To solve the problem with success, it will be effective to create a patriotic educational environment of the University. Patriotic revival, taking place in modern Ukraine, activates society attention to the problem of harmonious, creative, spiritually developed, tolerant personality. Therefore, Ukrainian music using in patriotic education of the future teacher becomes prospective, necessary and relevant. The patriotic upbringing of high school students by means of musical art has its own characteristics, which requires extraordinary approaches to the quality of teacher training as a unique person capable in creativity and innovation in the process of patriotic education of schoolchildren. In order to find ways to improve the activities of universities, it is necessary to synthesize the latest achievements of pedagogy and old pedagogical traditions. Modern science should acquire a profound national content and character, to continuously evolve. Young people need to master new conceptual approaches to a correct understanding of patriotism, their own position on this issue. Musical art as a means of forming the national of future teachers is a powerful stimulus in the young people spiritual and moral formation. But attracting students to art is possible only on the solid foundation of spiritual, patriotic, folk music and the best works of modern times. Improvement of students’ musical education system affected the issues of using Ukrainian national folklore. The eternal spiritual traditions of the Ukrainian people should become the property of future teachers. The attraction of musical art specialty students to Ukrainian folk music is one of the ways in spiritual revival of Ukraine. The national awareness upbringing of youth by means of musical art will be effective provided when innovative technologies are used: purposeful, systematic and consistent introduction into practice of original, innovative methods, techniques, embracing a holistic educational process.