Value Orientations Development in Adolescents by Means of Folk Music
The paper focuses on the pedagogical aspect of developing value orientations in adolescents by means of folk music . It provides an outline of various views on the issue; reveals the meaning of the value orientations concept; analyses the pedagogical settings necessary for the development of value orientations in adolescents and personality-oriented pedagogical technologies . The author describes her method of‘value actualisation’ which is based on the use of some of the best pieces of folk music in contemporary arrangements that embody the values of the modern society and nourish universal human as well as cultural-historical national values . When working with adolescents, it’s important to take into account their musical interests and needs and to use contemporary arrangements of traditional music, for instance, folk-rock and folk-pop, gradually expanding the focus . The paper gives examples of how traditional music can be used in working with value orientations in adolescents . The outcomes of the study show that developing value orientations by means of folk music can be effective if personality-oriented pedagogical technologies are employed (which promote mastering and incorporating in the adolescent’s activity the entire spectrum of traditional music) and if the process of educating is humane and democratic enough .