Forms, Methods and Means of Teaching Choral Conducting to Students of Higher Art Educational Institutions in the Context of Distance Education using Modern Music and Information Technologies

Abstract

The article highlights the peculiarities of selecting and implementing modern forms, methods and means of training in choral conducting in the context of distance education. The aim is to analyze the most effective resources, which allows to single out the used digital services for educational and applied purposes, to analyze the features of their practical combination. In the course of the study, the methods of analysis of scientific and methodological literature, comparison and generalization, as well as the tabular method were used. To solve the tasks set, the features of the practical use of digital services in combination with traditional teaching methods are considered. The results of the study reflect the specifics of choral conducting, which is based on mastering theoretical foundations, practical development of conducting techniques, emotional expressiveness of future conductors, and the process of conveying the musical and artistic potential of a work. Distance education allows for continuity of learning, but has certain difficulties in establishing interpersonal interaction between the subjects of educational activities. Digital services of applied content: music players, video editors, music editors allow to replenish the didactic support of the educational process, promote the qualitative perception of a musical work, create conditions for independent improvement of conducting technique. The conclusions established that digital educational resources are effective for teaching in synchronous and asynchronous mode. They provide remote interaction between the teacher and students, promote the intensification of independent work of students, allow creating high-quality visualization, checking the mastery of the theoretical foundations of the educational material, and automatically assessing student achievement. It is noted that it is quite difficult to organize effective practice of practical aspects of conducting technique, interaction with the concertmaster, and transmission of the choral sound of a musical work remotely. Therefore, it is important to use a blended learning format and constantly work on improving distance teaching method.