SONG GAMES AS A MEANS OF UKRAINIAN SINGING CULTURE FORMATION IN PRESCHOOLS

Abstract

The article analyzes the peculiarities of the process of formation of Ukrainian singing culture by preschoolers with song game usage. The author emphasizes the importance of using Ukrainian folk songs in the process of musical education of preschoolers, such as calendar-ritual songs, fairy tales, poems, and additional visual materials about Ukrainian traditions. The relevance of singing games is determined by the need for preschoolers’ socialization during the war and quarantine, the use of the art-therapeutic potential of Ukrainian singing, and the need for national-patriotic education. The main tasks of the song game are to help reveal the essence of Ukrainian singing culture in the process of musical education and everyday life; comprehensive and musical development, formation of vocal-auditory and singing skills, enrichment of the repertoire of preschoolers; awareness of the importance of learning the culture of Ukrainian singing, the history of one’s people and the surrounding world through song; creation of theater and game space; close cooperation with parents and involving them in play activities with preschoolers at home, in preserving the traditions of Ukrainian singing in everyday life; removal of psycho-emotional tension and a friendly atmosphere of the educational environment. The article examines various forms of Ukrainian singing lessons and suggests author's exercises, methods and games, in particular: “song diary”, “song basket”, “song calendar”, “song journey”, “song fairy tale”, “singing toys”, etc. The author investigates the problem of forming the culture of Ukrainian singing in preschoolers through the development of associative thinking, emotional intelligence, and creative abilities, the creation of an educational art space of the "room of Ukrainian singing", and the holding of educational events in the direction of Ukrainian studies. The proposed song games are aimed at young Ukrainians’ musical and spiritual development, their patriotic upbringing, and the enrichment of their worldview.