Using musical genres and styles to develop improvisational skills among piano students

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the influence of a wide range of musical genres and styles on the development of improvisational skills among pianists. The relevance of the topic is due to the growing interest in the formation of the creative personality of a musician-performer in the learning process. The aim of the study is to identify the most effective approaches to using a variety of musical materials to stimulate improvisational thinking among pianists. The tasks include analyzing the features of various genres and styles, developing methodological recommendations for their inclusion in the educational process, and experimentally verifying the effectiveness of the proposed approaches. The research methodology is based on a combination of theoretical analysis, pedagogical modeling and empirical testing. The empirical base includes data from a longitudinal experiment involving 68 piano students from music colleges. The results demonstrate a significant increase in indicators of improvisational creativity in the experimental groups (p<0.01), confirming the effectiveness of using a wide range of genres and styles. A positive correlation was found between the variety of styles mastered and the level of improvisational skills (r=0.76). It was concluded that it is advisable to implement a polystyle approach in teaching improvisation. The prospects for further research are outlined, related to clarifying the optimal proportions of genre and style components of the educational repertoire.