This Master thesis presents theoretical and practical research which addresses the role of the ethnical songs in the process of education of a piano player. The research was performed in order to assess the possible efficiency of this teaching method and to perform the comparison of this method against other methodologies applied in the process of piano player teaching. According the research performed by the Lithuanian and foreign scientists, .one of the main problems to be solved during the course of an efficient musicality development is the development of musical abilities. The aim of this work is to research and evaluate the role of the ethnical songs in intensifying the process of education, i.e. to define whether harmonizing the performance and singing of Lithuanian ethnical songs during piano lessons may qualitatively and quantitatively affect the efficiency of the process. The work was carried out by first performing theoretical study of pedagogical and psychological aspects of different study methodologies. As well, the role of the ethnical songs in the study process was evaluated, summarizing the results of both theoretical and practical studies. The teaching methodology, which applies the singing of the ethical songs in the process of the piano lessons, was developed. Experimental study was set-up with 1-3 grade piano students at Alytus Musical School. The experimental study consisted of four stages and was implemented during the years 2004-2006. During the course... [to full text]