Folk Song as a moral potential of personality in Chinese music Education

The relevance of this research is determined by the need to form the moral potential of the young generation of the 21st century. Currently, there are a number of problems in the use of the cultural heritage of folk art, which is the basis of the moral development of the individual. The purpose of this article is to analyze the historical foundations and modern trends in the use of folk songs in the educational system of China for further implementation of the experience of using folk songs in the educational process in Russia as a means of developing the moral potential of the individual. In this study, a folk song acts as an object that allows us to consider the possibilities of using historical heritage in the formation and development of a person's moral potential. The subject of the study is the moral potential of folk song, which is included in the educational process at all levels of education in China. The research methodology was based on the analysis of the concepts of "educational potential" and "moral potential". Based on the definition of educational and moral potentials, the authors of the article present the music education system in China, which consists of four main stages. The scientific novelty of the presented work lies in the substantiation of the main social value-oriented priorities of the Chinese folk song.: 1) preservation, development and dissemination of Chinese folk traditions; 2) folk song as a source of personal development of children and youth; 3) folk song as a means of fostering patriotism and morality. In addition, the historical analysis of the types, genres and content of Chinese folk songs, which are successfully used as didactic material in modern pedagogical practice of school education in China, is considered. In conclusion, the authors identify the main prospects for the use of Chinese folk songs in the Russian educational system. Familiarization with Chinese folk songs in the Russian education system will allow them to be used as a means of education and development not only in music lessons, but also in Chinese language lessons, history and geography lessons.

Educational, system, moral, potential, folk, Chinese, songs, education, V, China