Using innovative methodological techniques at music lessons of the New Ukrainian School

Abstract

The article deals with the specifics of teaching music lessons in the integrated course “Art” of the New Ukrainian School. The main didactic requirements for planning and modelling a music lesson are defined. The author emphasizes the provision of high-quality art education at the New Ukrainian School based on updated content and modern art teaching methods. In addition, the author presents innovative methodological techniques at art and music lessons in the educational process of institutions of general secondary education. The attention is focused on the content and features of using such methods of teaching music as the creation of a musicogram (graphic notation of music, visual representation of the dynamics, tempo and development of a musical piece), musical and plastic improvisation (improvisation by means of musical art, body plastics), playing music (students’ participation in performing and creating music), gamification (using game elements in learning with help of developed interactive educational games on Internet platforms), using didactic tools of the New Ukrainian School (Lego bricks, etc.). The above-mentioned techniques are illustrated by examples of practical tasks from the author’s textbook “Art, 5th grade” (by L. Arystova, N. Chen).

The specified methodical techniques provide art teachers with new opportunities to conduct a modern music lesson. There is a creative atmosphere of cooperation between students and teacher, enthusiasm for the learning process at such lessons, as well as students show their maximum activity. The result is made possible by high-quality content, forms of work of the teacher with students and the method of teaching art based on modern approaches. Using the proposed methodological techniques will help the teacher to present the educational material in an interesting way, to support students’ motivation, to test students’ knowledge and achieve the desired results in accordance with the program requirements. Moreover, it will give the students the opportunity to develop their independent thinking, develop their subject artistic competences, do independent research and develop their own artistic creativity and to be realized as an extraordinary person.