Music as an Actualization of History: Worldview Orientations of Teacher and Student Training

The article reveals the role of art in actualizing the knowledge of national history by the younger generation, aimed at re-evaluating the meanings that were distorted over the centuries by the Russian and later Soviet empires. The author’s focus is on historical events in Ukrainian history of the 20th and 21st centuries, which have dramatic and tragic meanings. Ukrainian-centrism is defined as the basis for forming the worldview orientations of young people through art and for re-evaluating the values of all subjects of the educational process. Ukrainianness of artistic thinking as the foundation of national-patriotic education is positioned as a point of reference and at the same time a reference point for Ukrainian-centrism as a technology of musical education. A selective review of musical works dedicated to the events of the Holodomor, the Chernobyl tragedy, Ukraine’s struggle for independence on the Maidan in 2014, during the anti-terrorist operation, and the military realities of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has been carried out. Among the authors of the works to which the article appeals are L. Dychko, S. Luniov, V. Polova, V. Sylvestrov, Ye. Stankovych, K. Tsepkolenko, Yu. Shevchenko, O. Shchetynskyi, O. Yakovchuk, S. Yarunskyi et al. The landmark of psychological and pedagogical cultivation of an optimistic attitude towards the future as a vital need for Ukrainians is singled out. It is a key aspect of communication with pupils and student youth in the educational process based on music that actualizes historical events. The complexity of such communication regarding the embodiment of tragic images is emphasized. The necessity of forming a positive image of the future Ukraine through music that embodies the dramatic pages of Ukrainian history is emphasized. It is important for establishing the national identity of the youth and forming the motivation to protect one’s own cultural heritage.