The specifics of the development of spiritual and moral values of a junior school student by means of musical folklore

Importance. The problems of spiritual and moral education of children at the stage of primary school education are described. The actualization of the issue of the development of spiritual and moral values of junior school students from the position of socio-cultural prerequisites for the development of society, state requirements for the upbringing of the younger generation and from the side of educational practice has been worked out.Research methods. The methodological basis of the conducted research was philosophical-anthropological, axiological and personality-oriented approaches that determine the content guidelines of the concept of spiritual and moral education of a junior school students. Within the framework of these approaches, methods of theoretical analysis, synthesis and generalization of scientific literature, as well as personalized observation of primary school students are used.Results and Discussion. The spiritual and moral values are substantiated in the context of the pedagogical category. The characteristics of the age characteristics of junior school students in the process of spiritual and moral education are given, and musical folklore as the leading means of forming spiritual and moral values in junior school students is also substantiated.Conclusion. The leveling effect of modern trends in the development of society and the presence of crises in various areas of society’s life prove the need for the development of spiritual and moral values from an early age of students. It is proved that the appeal to the origins of folk culture in a musical format contributes to a more in-depth and penetrating course of the process of spiritual and moral education of a junior school student.