Institutional Ethnomusicological Education in Ukraine: Formation and Major Development Trends
Institutional Ethnomusicological Education in Ukraine: Formation and Major Development Trends

Summary/Abstract: Ukrainian ethnomusicological pedagogy traces its beginnings to the late nineteenth century, the period that saw the first efforts to establish folk music departments at educational institutions and outline the two key directions in training future specialists – the theoretical and the practical. This article analyzes the evolution of the methodological foundations of Ukrainian ethnomusicological pedagogy in state-sponsored educational institutions at different levels, ranging from primary to higher music education. It focuses on the methodological principles, institutional forms, and current development trends. The article outlines the main formative stages, identifies key achievements, and analyzes the problems that have informed the development of ethnomusicological education in Ukraine.

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