Zhang X. Performing skills of pianists in the context of psychophysiological analysis

The relevance of our study lies in the theoretical justification and identified specifics of the performance skills of pianists from the standpoint of psychophysiology and music. The difference and characteristic of the presented work is the synthesis of musical-aesthetic and socio-psychophysiological perspectives of studying the nature, essence and specifics of performing skills of pianists. Based on the analysis of the source base of the study, devoted to the performing skills of pianists, the artistic and technical aspect is analyzed on the border of aesthetic, psychological, sociological, semiotic and other related fields of knowledge. Detailed study of scientific achievements, comparison of various scientific positions led to clarification of the conceptual apparatus of performing skills. In the dissertation it is found out that the quality of performance of a musical work depends on the following main factors: musical abilities, technical and artistic skill. The piano creativity and compositional activity in the context of its constituent elements on the example of Chinese musical culture are analyzed. The psychophysiological concept of performing skill of pianists is determined. The first aspect is the study of individual-typological differences between people in order to discover and understand the mechanisms of brain activity. The second is the study of human individuality in order to study patterns of behavior in professional activities, and the third is related to determining the role of individuality in the formation of personal characteristics, personality traits and professional suitability. It is proved that all these and other aspects are closely related, although they can be substantiated on their own, which will allow to better understand the essence of research conducted by different scientists in these areas. In addition, a separate solution to these problems will reveal and better understand the systemic process of formation of individuality in the context of the performance skills of pianists. But it is necessary to have experimental data on the development and formation of the properties of the main nervous processes, the properties of sensorimotor functions at different ages of individual human development, as well as the results of the autonomic response to environmental factors in people with different typological properties of GNI, as well as the manifestation of the latter in the success of mental and practical activities, the function of attention and memory. Scientific approaches to the content and structure of musical abilities of pianists are analyzed. The emotional sphere of the musician-pianist, the properties of his feelings and their significance for the formation of performing skills are revealed. The study does not cover all possible aspects of studying the problem of performing skills of pianists in the context of psychophysiological analysis. Further research may focus on aspects such as the evolution of pianists' artistic techniques, stylistic features in the context of piano performance; features of concertmaster music making and modern tendencies of pianists training in artistic-creative and psychophysiological dimensions.