| Abstract [eng] |
The master’s thesis “Education of Musical Creativity of Pre-school Age (4-6 Years) Children in Kindergarten” deals with the issue of nurturing musical creativity in preschool children, provides opportunities for the education of musical creativity, presents the peculiarities of musical creativity and ways of a musical realization in music activities, emphasizes the main presumptions of musical creativity education. The work pays much attention to the analysis of a child’s features of general psychophysics and the tune of musical and general education. The work “Development of preschool children’s (4 – 6 years old) musical creativity” consists of three parts. The first part analyzes the issue of musical talents and abilities, the features determining a child’s ability to self-actualize in music activities and making an impact on the expression of creativity. Moreover, it studies the manifestation of creativity in music activities. The second part of the work discusses the development of preschool children’s musical talents and creativity in various links of music activities: singing, playing musical instruments, rhythming and making music, teaching listening to music and playing. The third (research) part describes the organization and methodology of the research. Also, the analysis of the research consisting of texts and tables is provided. During the research there were music teachers from the infant-schools (kindergartens) of Siauliai town and district and Panevezys town working with preschool children interrogated. A pedagogical observation was applied in order to supplement, specify and evaluate information received by questionnairing. Moreover, there were four pupils of Siauliai nursery-kindergarten “Pusele” individually observed in group lessons. Here are the conclusions of the work: ingenuity, musical imagination, flexibility of thinking and actions, individuality of interpretation and originality of decisions are the features of creative children in music activities. According to the respondents, the most important characteristic of creative music performance is making music with ease. The most common in practice are songs and teaching of rhythmic compositions by ear. Also, playing the rhythmical instruments is very popular. The most attention for the development of children’s musical abilities is given while playing musical didactic games. Also, the children’s requirement for making music is frequently being activated; the skills for ensemble playing are being developed. Music teachers use in practice the methods that help to efficiently and meaningfully organize their activities, encourage the pupils to improve and show interest in music. |
