Problems of the development of artistic consciousness in teaching the piano to students of the music and pedagogical faculties of the universities of art and culture

The work deals with the problems of the development of artistic consciousness among students of higher educational institutions, music and pedagogical faculties, studying to play the piano. Methodic recommendations for the development of ear for music, musical rhythm and musical memory are given, taking into account the specifics of teaching a piano class. The work is based on the concept of “play”, described in the book by J. Huizinga “Homo Ludens. A Study of the Play-Element in Culture”. A description of the belonging of music to the concept of “play” in culture is created, and also the relationship between playing a musical instrument and playing forms of culture are shown. The work is the first to apply the analogy between the philosophical concept of “playing” and directly playing the piano. Playing as a cultural phenomenon, playing a musical instrument, concert activities that bring pleasure to listeners are the main parameters that allow researchers to combine not only philosophical concepts, but also to touch upon the pedagogical problems facing a piano teacher at a university. On the basis of the concept “Taxonomy of pedagogical goals”, a classification of areas of pedagogical activity for the development of artistic consciousness in teaching students to play the piano is created. When analyzing pedagogical tasks, we use the experience of leading performers – F. Busoni, G. Neuhaus, S. Savshinsky, I. Hoffmann.