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particularly effective. One example of such work
is the implementation of an interdisciplinary
integrated course «Family Song Heritage and
Musical Creativity» within the framework of the
variable component of artistic and pedagogical
education. Within the framework of such a
course, schoolchildren not only get acquainted
with the genre diversity of family music (lullabies,
laudatory, wedding, funeral songs), but also work
on their own family musical research: they record
the songs of their grandparents, create booklets,
audio and video archives, present family song
traditions during «family music evenings» at
school, etc.
Another example is the technology of the
«musical family tree». Each student works on
creating his own musical portrait of the family:
nds songs that were performed in his family
at important moments in life (birth, wedding,
farewell), describes their meaning, compares them
with local traditions. The teacher-musician acts as
a moderator of the process, helps to nd a musical
form for the presentation, forms an appropriate
emotionally safe atmosphere. According to
educators, this form of activity activates the child’s
internal connection with family values and helps
restore internal support (Baoven, 2021).
Another promising direction is the use
of ethnic and family song heritage within the
framework of the work of school vocal and folklore
groups. Here, the art-communication emphasis
shifts to collective performance, which forms in
schoolchildren not only the skills of ensemble
singing, but also collective support, trust, and a
common emotional eld. Songs are selected taking
into account the regional origin of students and the
emotional context (lullabies - to create security,
freckles - to activate life resources, harvest songs -
for a sense of completion and gratitude).
Methodologically justied is also the holding
of «family song workshops», within the framework
of which the students and their parents jointly
prepare and present family musical numbers.
These can be evenings «My Grandmother’s Song»,
«My Parents’ Wedding», «Lullaby from Childhood».
Such a format is extremely valuable in view of
the art-therapeutic power of family interaction: it
activates memory, creates a space of trust, allows
the child to see parents in a new, valuable role
(Lozko, 2011).
The launching of a permanent active media
project «Living Family Song» at the school
deserves special attention. It involves the creation
of a digital archive of family musical heritage, in
which each child preserves his or her own piece
of cultural memory. Materials (audio and video
recordings of songs, performance histories, photos
of performers) are posted on the school website,
social networks, or YouTube channel. The creation
of such an archive is not only an educational but
also a socio-psychological act of preserving family
identity. The phased implementation of practices
for involving schoolchildren in ethnic-family
musical heritage involves taking into account
several methodological principles: integrity,
emotional security, cultural identication, and
individualization.
Special attention deserves the methodological
support for the implementation of ethnic-family
traditions in musical and pedagogical education,
the content of which requires updating on the basis
of a trauma-informed approach. This involves
the creation of educational and methodological
complexes that include audiovisual samples of
authentic ethnic-family folklore, interpretive
exercises, adapted scenarios of traditional actions,
the practice of creating one’s own art projects
based on family songs, rituals, etc. Such materials
should take into account the age and psychological
characteristics of children who have experienced
traumatic experiences and contribute to their safe
inclusion in the educational process.
An important component of the
methodological toolkit is the development of
pedagogical cases and educational situations that
model interaction with students in conditions of
post-traumatic stress disorder. For example, the
use of a lullaby as a calming exercise, the creation of
individual “musical diaries” by the schoolchildren,
the integration of elements of family rituals into
the scenarios of school holidays. Such forms
contribute to the formation of future teachers’
experience of art-communication interaction as a
resource for restoring the psycho-emotional state
and supporting the mental health of students.
It is also advisable to include into the
educational and vocational program the
educational components focused on the theory
and practice of trauma-informed care through
art, art communications in secondary education
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Professional Art Education
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