Development trends of the Russian Musical Enlightenment in the 20th Years of XX Century

Musical enlightenment is an actual problem of modern education. It involves dissemination of knowledges among the audience, the development of artistic needs, interest in music. Russia has accumulated a wealth of experience of musical enlightenment activities. There are significant transformations of the political, social and economic foundations of society in the 20th years of XX century. So this period is extremely important in terms of musical enlighment of people. The study used theoretical methods: analysis of the pedagogical literature, regulatory documents, training programs, the activities of educational institutions, musical enlightenment organizations, systematization of the repertoire of musical collectives. The research of the musical education, the activities of educational institutions revealed the following trends of the russian musical enlightenment: establishment of organizations dealing with musical enlightenment; the opening of free music schools; the inclusion of music as a compulsory subject in the curriculum of secondary schools; the different forms of musical enlightenment; the practice of music enlighteners.