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In 2013, President of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Mikhail Nikolaev announced the launch of the republican project "Music for Everybody." The organizers of this project ---- the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture and Spirituality of the republic ---- have set the goal to help all children learn one classical musical instrument by their graduation from general education school. For this purpose, the ministries signed an agreement on joint work in order to promulgate the project that was developed and organized by scientists, musicians, and teachers. In 2015, the Music Faculty of the Yakutsk Gogolev Pedagogical College was appointed as a project coordinator for providing methodological assistance during the implementation of this program. Against this backdrop, the present article discusses the main coordinating aspects and elements of the methodological support of "Music for Everybody," which are aimed at consolidating the efforts of the music teachers of Yakutia. In this regard, modern musical computer technologies are increasingly playing a significant role in preparation of the key components of the educational process's methodological support within the context of project implementation. The application of such technologies facilitates the preservation of the cultural features and national colors of ethnic groups living in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), while also making it possible to broadcast the most salient elements of the multinational cultural traditions of the republic's indigenous ethnic groups.

The "Listening to Music" course is an important link in the music education of a child. The "Listening to Music" course fosters love and interest in music, teaches to understand its language, and develops emotional responsiveness in children. The article considers new opportunities in teaching the "Listening to Music" course, which appeared along with a music computer, and which is more often used in the children's music school and meets the requirements of modern pedagogy. The article describes the capabilities of music and computer programs aimed at developing creative abilities of children. The authors examined new forms of work in the classroom using a music computer. The article proves that using a musical computer opens up broad prospects for employing creative tasks at children's music and art schools.

The development of new music technologies necessitates changes in the content of music education. Musical pedagogy is faced with the task of educating creative musicians who are capable of innovative activities and inventive musical thinking. Therefore, primary music education should introduce creative learning technologies aimed at developing students' creative abilities. This article analyzes the content of students' musical and creative activities in the field of music computer technologies (MCT) illustrated by the subject "Computer Music Creative Work." The theoretical and experimental study led us to conclude that this course not only develops creative abilities but also establishes conditions for the comprehensive and harmonious development of students' personalities.

The article highlights issues associated with the introduction of cloud-centric and tablet (mobile) devices in music education, use of which confronts the teacher-musician fundamentally new challenges. So, it's a development of practical teaching skills with the assistance of modern technology, a search of approaches to the organization of educational process, a creation of conditions for the continuity between traditional music learning and information technologies in educational process. Authors give the characteristics of cloud computing and the perspective of its use in music schools (distance learning, sharing, cloud services, etc.). Also you can see in this article the overview of some mobile applications (for OS Android and iOS) and their use in the educational process.

Information processes transform the environment of a modern professional musician cause the formation of students’ new educational needs in various musical disciplines. They necessitate the significant changes in activities of the teacher-musician associated with the creative work and the using digital educational resources as well as the widespread introduction of techniques and methods of networking. Music & computer technologies (MCT) allow to use fruitfully the rich pedagogical experience in traditional forms of teaching music as well as the unlimited possibilities of computers in a flexible and versatile manner.

The article deals with musically-computer technology in the educational system on example of the Educational and Methodical Laboratory Music & Computer Technologies at the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St. Petersburg. Interdisciplinary field of professional activities relates to the creation and application of specialized music software and hardware tools and the knowledges in music and informatics. A realization of the concept of musical-computer education in preparing music teachers is through basic educational programs of vocational training, supplementary education, professional development of teachers and methodical support via Internet. In addition, the laboratory Music & Computer Technologies engaged in scientific activity: it is, above all, specialized researches in the field of pedagogy and international conferences.