HUTSUL MUSICAL FOLKLORE IN THE SYSTEM OF AESTHETIC EDUCATION OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

Abstract

The article examines the influence of Hutsul musical folklore on the aesthetic education of primary school children and identifies effective ways of integrating it into the educational process of primary education. The relevance of developing aesthetic competence in younger schoolchildren within the context of contemporary Ukrainian society is substantiated. It is emphasized that musical folklore serves as an important means of fostering emotional sensitivity, artistic taste, creativity, and national consciousness among pupils. Particular attention is paid to Hutsul musical folklore as a unique cultural phenomenon that combines deep emotional content, vivid imagery, and the synthesis of word, music, and dance. The study analyzes the historical aspects of Carpathian musical folklore research in the works of Ukrainian and foreign scholars, including Filaret Kolessa, Klyment Kvitka, Stanislav Liudkevych, Oskar Kolberg, Béla Bartók, and others. The specific features of Hutsul kolomyikas as one of the brightest genres of Ukrainian folk art are characterized. Their rhythmic and melodic structure, improvisational nature, and close connection with nature, everyday life, and traditions of the Hutsul people are highlighted. The role of traditional folk musical instruments in creating an authentic artistic environment is also emphasized. The article proves that involving primary school children in Hutsul musical folklore contributes to the development of aesthetic perception, emotional culture, musical hearing, and creative activity. Effective educational forms include listening to folk music, performing kolomyikas, staging folk rituals, participating in folklore festivals, musical and movement activities, and interdisciplinary integration. It is concluded that the musical folklore of Hutsulshchyna is an important means of forming aesthetic values and national identity in younger schoolchildren and should be more widely implemented in the modern educational process.