The Problem of Instrumental Musicians’ Interest in Independent Activity

Independent activity can be considered as a developed system of consolidation and multiplication of knowledge, skills and abilities acquired by performers during their training in institutions of special musical education. The ability to perceive information is realised in cognition, in the process of continuous updating of the acquired knowledge. Personal interest in a certain musical field can motivate the performer’s activity. The development of the problem of interest and need for cognition, self-control in the course of independent activity occupies a special place in modern pedagogy. The object of cognitive interest is the process of cognition itself, characterised by the desire to penetrate into the very essence of the idea. As a deeply personal formation, cognitive interest is closely related to need, so that in the process of musical activity the needs of the performer, his values and relations with the world around him are realised and developed. Volitional effort, manifested in search initiative, independence of knowledge extraction and task setting along the cognitive path, is the most important element of cognitive interest. For successful self-fulfilment it is necessary to create both external and internal conditions for the effective inclusion of performers in independent creative activity. These include the creation of positive emotions associated with musical activity and the presence of a direct motivation derived from performing.