The Problem of Formation of Skills and Abilities in Musical and Computer Activities of Music Teachers: Didactic Aspect

Abstract

The rapid development of digital technologies, the disclosure of their new possibilities and ways of application in music education, actualizes the problem of the formation of specific skills and abilities of musical teachers necessary for the effective use of the latest achievements of music and computer technologies in educational practice. The article provides an overview of the positive experience illustrating the use of digital technologies in the system of world music education. The list of skills and abilities necessary for musical teachers for the successful implementation of musical and computer activities in the course of professional pedagogical practice has been determined. A didactic complex was proposed, the content of which includes a multimedia workshop, a multimedia manual, an educational website and an electronic textbook. The pedagogical potential of this complex is considered in the formation of such skills as typing musical text in a photographic editor; creating a computer arrangement and its subsequent artistic processing; making sound recordings; development of digital didactic technologies for subsequent implementation into the music education system. Special attention is paid to the approbation of the author’s complex in the training of future music teachers, the positive results of which are presented in the article. It is noted that its use is advisable not only in professional musical and pedagogical training, but also in the system of professional development in the process of continuing education of practical teachers.