Dissertational investigation deals with methods of training a future music teacher to leading instrumental ensemble in specialized musical establishments. A specific way of students, future music teachers training in a higher educational establishment is a historical discourse. To train higher educational establishment students is necessary to take into account the peculiarities of their future activity as artists and conductors. Practical training experience of such specialists is reflected in teaching programs of orchestra cycle subjects and also in scientific pedagogical and methodical literature. The system of orchestra ensemble training students in our higher schools was being formed during previous century, beginning from 1920s with the reorganization of music educational establishment and new faculties and departments added to the structures of conservatoires.
A special attention is paid to the students preparation to lead an instrumental ensemble in three aspects – psychological, sociological and pedagogical. The directions of future professional activity: methodical, psycho-pedagogical, musical, diagnose-prognostical are also defined.
The structure of special abilities of a conductor, a leader of instrumental ensemble such as: organizational, pedagogical, communicative abilities, constructive abilities, creative research abilities is defined and analyzed in the dissertation.
An important condition of creative process activation and maintenance of lofty atmosphere are well planned and appropriately held rehearsals, methodically correctly selected educational repertoire which influenced formation of performers outlook, favours broadening of their vital experience owing to thinking over musical compositions, their orientation to certain ideals.
The peculiarity of out-of-school educational activity whose main direction is ensurance of integrate process as well as a purposeful pedagogical influence and environmental influence on a personality and also stimulation of subjective child’s position development in the process regulation of optimal relations in the system «personality – family – school – society». Besides these are education establishments where meaningful leisure is organized according to the abilities and skills of every student, knowledge is acquired skills are formed in accordance with interests, all kinds of development (intellectual, spiritual and physical) are ensured as well as preparation to active professional and civil activity.
In the sphere of art specialized out-of-school establishments create conditions for creative, intellectual and spiritual development, joining them to creative activity.
An instrumental ensemble brings up the participants, themselves with the means of art, gives them wide possibilities for creative plans realization. Performance of musical compositions for audience is the content of ensemble activity. Ensemble playing in an out-of-school activity is, firstly of all, the result of the lasting and purposeful educational and creative work, which includes comprehensive musical development and participants artistic education, formation of individual playing technics and skills of collective performance, getting idea essence of musical compositions and means of musical expression, raising of performing level of each musician in particular and an ensemble on the whole.
