Features of the work of the drum major in modern military Orchestras of Ukraine, United States of America, and Canada

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to highlight the basics of the work of the drum majors in the military orchestra of Canada and the United States of America and compare them with the relevant principles in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as to determine the positive experience of these foreign countries to improve Ukrainian music practice. The research methodology involves the use of systematic and comparative methods. This combination of methods allows us to consider the basics of the drum majors in the military orchestras of Ukraine and individual foreign countries in order to obtain a holistic vision of their work, as well as identify commonalities and differences in the functioning of Ukrainian and foreign drum majors. The scientific novelty is that for the first time a comparative constructive study of the work of the drum majors in the military orchestras of Ukraine, the United States of America, and Canada; the leading aspects for their introduction into the activity of Ukrainian military orchestras are singled out. Conclusions. The activity of the drum major in the military orchestras of the United States of America, Canada, and Ukraine has a number of common and distinctive features. It seems appropriate to propose approval of methodological recommendations on the management of military orchestras with drum major maces at the level of the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to determine the design of drum major maces for different units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and to improve the methods of controlling the orchestra on the spot. Such measures, in our opinion, will help to optimize the system of training of the military conductors and activities of the military orchestra service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.