The Department of Musical Art and Choreography hosted the defense of the PhD thesis of Alina Khodot, the lecturer of the Department of Theoretical, Musical-Instrumental and Vocal Training, postgraduate student of the Department of Musical Art and Choreography. Olena Rudolfivna Novska, scientific advisor, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Musical and Instrumental Training. The topic of the dissertation: “Methodology of training future vocal teachers to form an individual stage image of students by means of pop singing” in specialty 014 Secondary Education (Musical Art).

The Specialized Academic Board was appointed in the following composition:

Chairman of the one-time Specialized Academic Board:

-Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Institute of Musical and Performing Arts and Socio-Cultural Practices of the State Institution “South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky” Rebrova Olena Yevhenivna;

Members of the Board:

Reviewers:

- Ashykhmina Natalia Vitaliyivna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Musical Art and Choreography, Ushynsky University;

- Stepanova Lyudmila Vasylivna, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Musical Art and Choreography, Ushynsky University.

Official opponents:

- Ovcharenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Musical Art and Choreography, Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University;

- Potapchuk Tetyana Volodymyrivna, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Theory and Methods of Preschool and Special Education, Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University.

All members of the specialized academic council highly appreciated both the content of the dissertation, its relevance, high theoretical and methodological significance, and the high level of defense.

We sincerely congratulate Alina Khodot and her supervisor Olena Novska on their successful defense. We wish them further scientific achievements.