Professional training of future teachers of piano playing in the Slovak Republic

The article deals with the peculiarities of the professional training of future teachers of piano playing in higher educational institutions of the Slovak Republic. The musical culture of Slovakia has united European and national features. Several factors influenced its development: the peculiarity of the state system, the specifics of national folklore and musical style, the activities of bright personalities, etc. Each of them has a definite influence on the formation and development of the national piano school as a component of the musical culture of Slovakia. The analysis of scientific sources testifies that the study of organizational and pedagogical principles of the preparation of future specialists in musical art in Slovakia and the works devoted to the comprehensive study of the processes of formation and trends of the development of the Slovak piano school was not the subject of systematic study and separate analysis that would provide a coherent description of its historical and social factors, pedagogical traditions, essence, content, forms and methods. Initial artistic education in Slovakia starts, as in all European arts schools. For vocational training, there are conservatories that are equated with musical colleges and colleges in Ukraine; after the conservatory, students have the opportunity to study at universities where there are faculties of art and music faculties. Also, in the Slovak Republic there are a number of universities where there are pedagogical faculties and music departments. The study of the aforementioned problem will make it possible, to study the holistic process of formation of the professional training of future specialists in the field of music in the context of the peculiarities of its development;, it will reveal the leading tendencies, scientific ideas, creative experience of professional training of the future specialist of musical art; will enable to identify innovative models of professional training of future music artists in the leading institutions of higher education in the Slovak Republic. It has been proved that the musical culture of any country is based on the achievements of previous generations of musicians, among which, for the most part, distinguished creative personalities whose achievements influenced more or less to the development of culture on a wider scale, and creativity was acknowledged as, In particular, the musical culture of the Slovak Republic testifies, the development of which shows an intense dynamics during the last two centuries.