H .S. LEVCHENKO’S MUSIC PEDAGOGY

Abstract

This article combines scientific approaches to understanding the pedagogical work of Professor Hryhorii Semenovych Levchenko with his expressive and emotional memories. The relevance of the article is due to the ongoing interest of researchers in the figure of the contemporary educator, including Professor H. Levchenko. The author emphasizes the role of song in the education of a nationally conscious and self-aware citizen of Ukraine. She convincingly argues that the aspects of the influence of musical art on the formation of the personality of future teachers have always been the foundation of the teaching and choral work of Hryhorii Levchenko. The Ukrainian folk choir “Kalyna,” created by Hryhorii Semenovych in 1979, became the creative laboratory of the professor, as the researcher believes. Therefore, the goal of the article is to clarify the dominant techniques of Professor H. S. Levchenko’s music pedagogy. The article establishes that the pedagogue-musician Levchenko paid significant attention to repertoire selection, working with the content of song compositions, and setting an example as a means of influencing the student audience in his educational and upbringing activities. The author relies on original documents, including concert programs, for the analysis of Professor Levchenko’s pedagogy.