PSYCHOLOGICAL PRECONDITIONS OF MUSICAL CREATIVITY

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze the psychological foundations of creative thinking as a prerequisite for musical creativity. The methodology is determined by the works in the field of psychology, which focus on the psychology of creativity, the problems of musical talent and creative thinking, encyclopedic resources, which reveal the essence of the notion of creativity, and musicology studies devoted to the issues of the creative process and musical activity. Scientific novelty consists of scientific comprehension of preconditions of musical creativity; in systematizing the psychological foundations of the creative process; in finding out the principles of creative thinking. Conclusions. Musical creativity is a complex process of artistic and creative thinking, which involves the creation of new spiritually valuable works. The psychological preconditions of musical creativity, such as talent, skill, intuition, creativity, and improvisation, are connected, first of all, with the psychic and mental development of the individual. However, the role of learning, acquiring skills and experience, the formation of imagination and accumulation of impressions is of great importance, because the process of creativity is associated with mental operations on the material primarily through conscious mechanisms. In the musical creativity there is an active and continuous correlation between the conscious and the unconscious. These two types of thinking complement each other, alternating depending on the tasks set before the composer. Creative tasks are realized with the help of creative-psychological settings, among which, the important role of emotions, intuition, reason, logic, rational principle, intelligence, and fantasy is evident.