Artistic and Creative Activity as a Means of Educating the Professional Culture of Future Teachers of Music

The article analyzes the psychological and pedagogical aspect of the phenomenon of "culture", "artistic and creative activity". It is emphasized that the professional culture of the individual is a model of a high level of mental development and should to be the norm of social life. Different approaches of scientists to the definition of professional culture are studied. The center of scientific research was the culturological paradigm in the training of future teachers of music. The problem of culturological approach of students of music-pedagogical universities is revealed, where the categorical apparatus of personality culture is analyzed. The peculiarities of the culturological approach of the students of pedagogical universities are characterized and the place and significance of the peculiarities of the culturological approach of the students of music-pedagogical universities in the educational process are substantiated. It is proved that artistic and creative activity is an effective means of educating professional culture of students of music and pedagogical universities and is a trajectory of culturological approach. The conclusions emphasize that to educate the future musician with a unique personality, as a professional, cultural carrier and subject of interpersonal relations, it is necessary to form a system of professional and cultural values that will ensure a high level of self- awareness and self-determination of future teachers and its focus on universal values, world and national spiritual culture. Therefore, the content of the subject area covers the paradigm of the phenomena of musical art, as a format of artistic values, humanistic morality and social consciousness; concepts and principles of practical improvement of musical and pedagogical activity, which contributes to raising the level of musical culture, general cultural and aesthetic levels of students; promoting the active participation of participants in artistic events in the cultural and social life of the educational institution.