Музыкальное искусство и образование (Jun 2019)
Musical Enlightenment as a Way of Preserving the Cultural Identity of Students Foreign Russian Universities
Abstract
The concept of the research is based on the idea of a high educational mission of universities in the Russian Diaspora, using the example of the Pridnestrovian State University named after T. G. Shevchenko, which is the bearer of the spiritual values of Russian culture, including Russian musical classics. The article highlights the problem of preserving the cultural identity of students of foreign Russian-speaking universities in the post-Soviet space in the context of educational science. The authors consider the historical origins of music education in the Russian Diaspora and analyze the typical features of educational activities that are closely related to the traditions of Russian culture and the cultural and typological foundations of Russian musical art as a phenomenon of the centuries-old Orthodox civilization. The article substantiates the relevance of the formation of the cultural environment of foreign Russian-language universities by means of musical enlightenment, analyzes the maintenance of Russian students’ identity based on the development of musical and educational projects tested on the basis of Pridnestrovian State University named after T. G. Shevchenko, shows the importance of including classical heritage of Russian music in the training program for music students. The authors proceed from the idea of creating a pedagogical system of musical and educational work in an overseas Russian-language university, operating according to the educational standards of the Russian Federation. The article describes the levels of gradual professional training of music students for musical education activities that can ensure the effective development of multi-ethnic student contingent of cultural typological dominants of Russian music and Russian culture; a complex of special methods is presented that initiates the motivation of future music teachers to various forms of enlightenment, activating their intellectual and creative resources, promoting the mastering of the technology of organizing and implementing musical educational projects.
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