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The leads’ of art ensembles perception of necessary competences

Changes in the modern society reflect on the need to reorganize the way of thinking and determining which knowledge, skills, abilities, values, and other characteristics of individuals are relevant to a particular profession in accordance with the requirements of the new age. Together with professional competences regarding the selection of a harmonized and attractive art repertoire, preparation and rehearsing of the interpretation of the work, and the musical performance, the leads of art ensembles must possess pedagogical- psychological-didactic- methodical competences. Those include communication, social, analytical, and developmental competences, as well as a whole range of desirable personality traits: enthusiasm, patience, empathy, understanding, calmness, patience, etc. Apart from the aforementioned competences, special emphasis is placed on the importance and numerous other competences that enable the leads of art ensembles to successfully deal with administrative duties, build interpersonal relationships, motivate and guide the group, plan and organize concerts, and to ensure the recognisability of the ensemble. In order to determine the importance of the competences of art ensembles’ leads, a semi-structured interview with fifteen leads of award-winning choirs was conducted to examine the possibility of implementing certain knowledge and skills in art studies programmes. The research results have shown that the leads are aware of the complexity of competences important for their successful work with choirs. In addition to professional and pedagogic competences, the leads emphasize the need to create a good social climate in the choir as well as good communication, and emphasize the importance of building a common vision for the ensemble's future and creating conditions for choir’s good reputation. They point to the need for developing organizational skills for arranging performances and competitions. As a significant competence, they emphasize the ability to find opportunities to try out the quality of the choir and further affirm it. The leads also emphasize the need to implement different knowledge related to solving numerous administrative duties related to budget planning and control. The conducted research actualized the need for implementation of managerial competences in professional development programmes for music pedagogues and the curricula of art study programmes, so that the leads of different art ensembles are strengthened with additional competences and can more successfully respond to the challenges and needs of the new era.

competences, art ensembles’ leads, art studies programmes

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