Formation of Students’ Methodological Culture in Vocal Training at University

Abstract

The article considers the findings of the experiment that verified the level of the university student methodological culture formed in the years of university vocal training. The methodological culture of university student vocalists is considered to be one of the most important characteristics in pre-service professional training in modern higher music education. To check the level of methodological culture that pre-service music teachers have, diagnostic tools are proposed, and an appropriate system of criteria and indicators is developed. Motivational, intellectual, operational and result-corrective criteria used to develop master’s student-vocalists’ methodological culture are identified. The motivational criterion is characterized by professionally significant needs for a pre-service vocal teacher’s professional growth. The intellectual criterion used to identify the methodological culture characterizes the level that studentsvocalists master psychological, pedagogical, professional, and methodological knowledge at. The operational criterion characterizes the students’ ability to use their own profession-related vocabulary. The result-corrective criterion is related to student efficacy for self-reflection when evaluating their personal vocal teaching activity. It is proposed to identify three levels of the methodological culture including reproductive, constructive, and creative levels. Observations, surveys, practical tasks, creative independent tasks serve as the tools to identify the levels.