GENERAL QUESTIONS IMPROVEMENT OF FOLK MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS WITHIN THE ACTIVITIES OF THE UKRAINIAN FOLK INSTRUMENT ORCHESTRA

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to determine the future potential of the professional development of the audiovisual field in Ukraine, as well as the possibilities of introducing innovative methods into the educational process of students studying audiovisual arts based on the experience of European countries.
Relevance of the research topic. Ukraine is currently experiencing a certain wave of interest in the activities of namely Ukrainian folk instruments orchestras. This is caused by the more effective promotion of our country's music art, supported by project activities specifically in collaboration with artists from various countries and artistic institutions. The issue of folk musical instruments origin and their improvement is also raised in connection with this interest in the Ukrainian folk instrument orchestra., particularly, with the purely practical value.
Purpose of revealing of the article is to determine the most used instrumentation in folk instrument orchestras and to reveal the main aspects related to the existence of these instruments. Also to determine the key points in the framework of the problem of improvement of folk instruments.
Research Methodology. Among the applied approaches and methods, the research instrumentarium was carefully chosen to address the article's topic and align with the research objectives. The structural-functional method was employed to examine the elements of the study interms of their function, role, and how individual components are interrelated. The
sociocultural determinism method was used to analyse the folk instrumentarium, taking into account the sociocultural factors that shape the evolutionary movement and advancement of specific groups of musical folk instruments. The historical-genetic method was extensively utilized in the cultural approach. This method was applied to explore the question of what is
important from the perspective of the emergence and development of a certain musical instrumentarium.
The results. When considering musical instruments of the specific form of Ukrainian national music, namely the folk instrument orchestra, it is worth noting that the research of its origins, evolutionary components, and delineation of meaningful modifications emphasizes the importance of preserving and improving through the perception of this form
of Ukrainian music as a spiritual heritage of the nation. Ukrainian musical culture has historically contributed to the formation of folk musical instruments and the development of performance skills. This is reflected in the creation of musical ensembles and cultural traditions.
Ukrainian folk musical instruments remain an important element of cultural heritage and play a significant role in modern performing practices, contributing to the preservation and development of Ukrainian musical identity. Since Ukrainians had background music for every life event and used musical accompaniment to organize their work thus making
the process more efficient, folk instruments provided the color and complemented the everyday life of our country. The utilitarian nature of some musical instruments is manifested in their ability to generate sound without the use of strings or wind systems. In the Paleolithic age, bone, wooden and stone musical instruments appeared, which were used to signal the
community and coordinate work during labor processes.
The history of musical instruments of Ukraine shows the periods when some instruments were considered lost due to the loss of the possibility of their manufacture and performance skills. In order to preserve and restore Ukrainian folk musical instruments and transfer knowledge to the next generations, it is important to conduct a detailed study of the history of these instruments and develop relevant musical traditions and performance skills. Understanding the historical context of the creation and development of musical instruments is a key aspect of the study of folk musical instruments and contributes to a deeper understanding of their role in Ukrainian musical culture, as well as helps to improve them for modern performing groups and orchestras of folk instruments. Although the terminology defining the folk instrument orchestra in theoretical materials is applied in relation to the period of the Soviet tradition of large music groups, the characteristics of musical instruments themselves is presented from the moment of their emergence. In addition to musicologists-theoreticians, cultural researchers, ethnographers, and folklorists have also been involved in describing the musical instruments.
Determining the importance of the history of musical instruments contributes to a better understanding of their contribution to the culture and traditions of different peoples, and also reveals their use in musical practices. However, the problem of improving musical instruments remains open and to some extent unresolved because of the lack of indepth examinations of each individual musical instrument, taking into account its history of emergence, peculiarities of sound production, and interaction with other musical instruments, as well as the inclusion in works by the Ukrainian composers of the past and present.
Scientific novelty. Through an analytical presentation, this work proves the ideas about the forms of use of musical instruments in the orchestra of folk instruments. Also, in addition to recording the historical stages of development, the issues of improvement and popularization of a number of authentic musical instruments are revealed.
The combination of historical context and functional description reveals a scientific novelty within the framework of modernization and promotion of folk instruments.