Main tasks for a music teacher in the process of independent work on choral structure

Abstract

The article systematizes and summarizes recommendations for
independent preparation for conducting activity, which were
developed on the basis of the program of the education
discipline «Choir Conducting», the education and qualification
level is a bachelor of pedagogical education. The publication
defines the main tasks for a music teacher in the process of
independent preparation for conducting activities, substantiates
the essence of the concept of «independent preparation» for
practical work with a choir, reveals the features of choosing a
choral work, the conductor's preliminary work on a choral score,
defines the psychological and pedagogical conditions of
rehearsal work with a choir and a concert performance.
Choir class and practical work with the choir is one of the main
performance and practical disciplines of the special cycle of
professional training of future music teachers. Analyzing the
results of many years of choirmaster work of future music
teachers, even with sufficient possession of special abilities and
skills, students have difficulties in working with a choral team.
Inexperienced musicians experience difficulties in organizing
and planning rehearsal work, in identifying technical errors and
performance deficiencies, in identifying the causes of
performance inaccuracies, in finding means of eliminating
technical errors and performance deficiencies. The greatest
difficulty for a choirmaster student is the work on the quality side
of vocal and choral sound, which, in turn, depends on the
conductor having internal ideas and a clear understanding of the
tasks and means of achieving the set goal.
The article examines and systematizes the peculiarities of the
choral system, its varieties, the rules of intonation of the major
and minor scales, the reasons for the dependence of the choral
system on the singers' sound production. The publication
proposed by the author on independent work on the choir will
allow students to more effectively prepare for practical work with
the choir. The publication will enrich students – future teachers
of musical art with the basic knowledge, techniques and
methods of the conductor's preliminary work on the choral
score, rehearsal work and preparation for a concert
performance.