THE PHENOMENON OF PEDAGOGICAL PRESENCE IN MUSIC EDUCATION: THE EXAMPLE OF O.M. SHCHELKANOVTSEVA

Abstract

For many decades at the Department of Orchestral String Instruments of the Kharkiv National University of Mystery named after I. P. Kotlyarevsky was taught by the renowned musician, scientific teacher Olena Mikhailivna Shchelkanovt- seva, whose creativity ultimately influenced the formation of the national violin school. The article presents an artistic and analytical portrait of the professor. The main principles of her pedagogical philosophy, the style of writing, the orga- nization of work, the peculiarities of interaction with students and colleagues, and the performance experience are ana- lyzed. Also examined are different approaches and methods of transferring knowledge and professional skills, keeping the emotional aura in the workplace, benefits in the process of working on musical works, preparing students before public appearances. This is a look at the role of the teacher in the development of a musician, as well as the deep understanding of the ethical essence of the teaching profession. The emphasis is on the leading role of the professor in the Ukrainian performing and pedagogical tradition and the continuous influx into the formation of musicians of the new generation, not only the performers, but like little special features. The prospects for further investigations related to the expansion of the source base and the formation of a narrowed, “objective” portrait of a prominent representative of the Kharkiv cello school are described. The purpose of the article is to highlight the main aspects of the pedagogical and performing activities of the lead- ing lecturer of the Department of Orchestral String Instruments of the I. P. Kotlyarevsky KhNUM, PhD, Professor O. M. Shchelkanovtseva, and individual pages of her life related to relationships with students and colleagues. The research methodology is based on a combination of historical-biographical, analytical and comparative approaches. The source base is based on the personal memories of the authors, who are direct students and colleagues of O. M. Shchelkanovtseva. The scientific novelty lies in the implementation of a holistic analysis of the pedagogical model of O. M. Shchel- kanovtseva as a phenomenon that combines performance ethics, methods of interpretative work and a special type of emo- tional and value pedagogical space. The unique non-verbal and communicative strategies of the professor are outlined, the role of her performance expe- rience as a factor in the formation of a «thinking performer» is revealed, the concept of «ensembleness» is revealed as a way of building pedagogical interaction based on co-presence, trust and ethical responsibility is revealed. The pedagog- ical heritage of O. M. Shchelkanovtseva is described as a system of transmitting value impulses that are transformed into the professional practices of her students and preserved in the musical environment as an element of a living tradition. An interpretation of her pedagogy is proposed as an existential practice in which the development of technical mas- tery is inseparable from the inner experience of music, the formation of performing will and a conscientious attitude to the profession. The conclusions indicate that the teaching activities of Professor O. M. Shchelkanovtseva, her methodological system, based on encouraging students to be independent, striving for technical perfection and artistic development, constitute an important component of both the history of the Department of Orchestral String Instruments of the I. P. Kotlyarevsky KhNUM, and the entire Ukrainian musical and pedagogical tradition.