UTILISING MUSIC AND ART FOR EDUCATIONAL IMPACT AND HOLISTIC PERSONAL GROWTH
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https://doi.org/10.24193/subbmusica.2025.spiss2.10Keywords:
music, art, educational process, emotional intelligence, psycho-emotional state, creativity, art integration, pedagogical influenceAbstract
The educational sector actively uses arts and music because these disciplines help develop students’ emotional health, creativity, and social aptitude. Studying these concepts becomes more important because students face rising stress levels while technology creates new educational possibilities. The present research evaluates how art programmes affect student psycho-emotional wellness, social adjustment, and personal competence formation. The research design integrates quantitative and qualitative approaches that employ questionnaires, pedagogical experiments, structured observations, and content analysis. The study reveals how the educational implementation of painting and music creates important benefits by lowering student anxiety while fostering emotional competence and enhancing conversational abilities. Results indicate that music education programmes providing emotional healthcare within comfortable learning spaces show the most effective outcomes. Interactive art classes also contributed to developing cooperation and interpersonal communication skills. The practical significance of the work lies in the possibility of adapting art programmes to different educational contexts and using the latest technologies to optimise them. Further research can be aimed at studying the long-term impact of art programmes, their integration with digital technologies, and the development of innovative pedagogical approaches aimed at harmonious personal development.
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