Electronic Educational Resources as Pedagogical Toolkit in the Process of Teaching Pop Singing

One of the promising areas of development and perfection of the musical art of pop is the widespread deployment of information and communication (computer) technologies into the practice of learning variety singing. The best “educational toolkit” in this process would be to include specialized electronic educational resources – programs designed to optimize the work with the voice, to improve the effectiveness of the training of pop singer. The article focuses on classifying these kinds of educational resources, describing their functions and selection criteria. Methodical requirements for the preparation of a pop singer with the use of electronic educational resources are formulated, taking into account their pedagogical potential and the basic professional characteristics of learning variety singing. The functions performed in the educational process by electronic educational resources, which may be used as a kind of reference material in the practice of learning variety singing, are systematic. In general, it is shown that electronic educational resources involve different forms of educational content and pedagogical interaction, complement and expand the possibilities of traditional learning of variety singing, thereby contributing to the development and improvement of the performing skills of students.