Hermeneutic analysis of a music piece as a factor for development of methodological culture of a future music teacher

In view of contemporary trends in education and with regard to globalization processes happening in all areas of human life and activities, methodological activity of a teacher comes to the fore and, respectively, requirements to methodological culture of a teacher increase, as it is one of social and professional characteristics of a teacher that encompasses thosetraits of spiritual image that ensures more or less successful performance of various aspects of professional activity (pedagogical, organizational, methodological, innovative, academic ones) when implemented in practice.In turn, there is a need for a new comprehension of the essence of the teacher’s methodological culture considering modern trends and academic advances. The phenomenon of understanding is vital for developmentof methodological culture of a future music teacher, as it promotes understanding of deep senses of pedagogical phenomena and helps the teacher to grasp the specifics of the future professional activity. Pedagogicalprocess in higher artistic education establishments is linked to various texts of the arts. Teachers, together with their students, fill them with their own understanding of artistic culture and comprehend its manifestation in pedagogical practice. A discovery in culture can happen only provided that interpretation became a co-existence for a teacher and a student. Hermeneutic analysis of a music piece as a factor for development of methodological culture of a future music teacher is the scope of this research. Methodology of the study is based on general theoretical and methodologicalprinciples of philosophy, psychology and pedagogics concerning the application of hermeneutic approach and hermeneutic analysis, in particular in development of methodological culture of a future music teacher. Thepaper aims to provide theoretical substantiation of methodological culture of a future music teacher and to consider the specifics of hermeneutic analysisof a music piece in the process of its formation. Methods of theoretical and empiric research (analysis of academic literature, synthesis, systematization,generalization, questionnaire) were used to achieve the set objective.In the course of the study, we have come to the conclusion that understanding a music piece extends beyond interpretive activity into thearea of fundamentals of existence. The way to understanding a music piece implies penetration, value-based comprehension in a co-creative act of new authors’ worlds. Implementation of a hermeneutic approach in musiceducation, application of a broad range of methods and forms makes it possible to actualize an integral comprehension of a music piece as wellas ensuring integrity and efficiency of the educational process itself in its three-pronged form: to provide with competences, to teach ways to develop them and to raise a creative individual.We have included the following into the forms and methods of work with students that will contribute to efficiency of developing methodological culture of a future music teacher: prognostic and simulation method, evolutionary and synergetic method, method of interpretation, method of a group buzz, tank method, brainstorming, group competition, synchronic and diachronic association analysis, hermeneutic analysis of a music piece.