Cherneta T. Bandura art in the Dnipropetrovsk region: from amateurism to academic art

The dissertation on bandura art research of the Dnipropetrovsk region which includes the art of amateur bandura players in solo and choir genres in the region; concerts of local and touring kobzar and bandura players; the main features of the instruments; bandura education; festival practice; etc. Based on analizing archive sources, scientific publications and periodicals of the twentieth century, the factual picture of the events of kobzar and bandura players' life of the region has been recreated, that disproves the common opinion about the unpopularity of bandura art in the eastern regions of Ukraine. The research of the academical process of bandura education in particularized musical educational institutions of Dnipropetrovsk has made possible to draw the conclusion about existing of the original Dnipropetrovsk school of playing the bandura that is formed on the principles of Kyiv academical school of performing on folk insruments and has become an integral component of Ukraine's bandura art.