Pedagogical practice in the system of professional training of future specialists in musical art

The article is devoted to the determination of the role and place of the teaching practicum in the professional formation of the future music art specialists. The analysis of the scientific, pedagogical and methodological literature shows that the issue of the practical component of the professional preparation of the future teachers is the subject of investigation of many researchers. The aim of the article is to analyze the role and place of the teaching practicum in the professional preparation of the future music art specialists and make such notions as ―practicum‖, ―teaching practicum‖, ―professional preparation of specialists‖ more specific. Vocational teaching preparation of the future music teachers is a difficult, many-sided and long process which is fulfilled during the whole period of students studying at the pedagogical university. One of the main forms of the formation of the future music art specialists is the teaching practicum. In the process of the research on the basis of the analysis of scientific and pedagogical literature such notions as ―practicum‖, ―teaching practicum‖ and ―professional preparation of specialists‖ were defined and elaborated. It is necessary to mentioned that the teaching practicum for the future music art specialists remains a very difficult stage on the way to their profession. It is definitely connected with the problem of enrolment of students to the art specialties. When the future music art specialists pass the teaching practicum they find themselves in the teaching and educational environment. It gives students-trainees the opportunity to find out all aspects of the many-sided work of the music teacher. The results of the scientific investigations analysis of the present research prove the fact that the experience gained by students during the teaching practicum gives the future specialists the opportunity to determine their view of life and profession, realize the right choice of profession, find out the level of personal qualities adequacy necessary for the profession of music teacher. Therefore, the teaching practicum is a good way to check theoretical knowledge gained by students at university and is the foundation for the profound mastering of problems which exist in the professional sphere. We think it is important to pay attention to the problem of the professional preparation of students of the specialty 014 Secondary education (Music art) to pass the teaching practicum (trial music lessons at the preschool institution) which is the prospect of the future research in this direction.