V. V. Levchenkov
vovvka12@yandex.ru
I. A. Bunin Yelets State University, Yelets, Russian Federation
Abstract:
One of the components of musical and creative abilities in teaching sand animation to primary school pupils in extracurricular activities is musical auditory perception. The aim is to investigate the significance of musical auditory perception as a component of primary school pupils’ musical and creative abilities when teaching sand animation in extracurricular activities. The study is based on an analysis of the existing scientific literature using standard research methods, such as observation, systematisation of information and drawing general conclusions based on the collected data. The development of auditory (musical) representations through targeted sand animation sessions in extracurricular activities significantly improves children’s musical and creative abilities. Auditory imagery is a cognitive ability: the mental reproduction of melodies, rhythms and harmonies; the anticipation of musical developments; the association of sound qualities (timbre, dynamics, texture) with visual metaphors; synchronise motor actions (hand movements in the sand) with temporal structures and serve as an ‘internal score’ for sand animation performers – a scheme, unrelated to recordings, that guides the transformation of sound into ephemeral images. The practical significance lies in the fact that the findings can be used in the development of extracurricular educational programmes that effectively integrate various art forms into sand animation. The theoretical significance lies in the fact that the study contributes to a deeper understanding of the cognitive processes involved in transforming auditory experiences into visual art forms.
Keywords:
auditory representations, musical-creative abilities, learning, sand animation, primary school students, extracurricular activities.
Paper submitted: November 16, 2025.
For citation:
Levchenkov V. V. (2026) Auditory imagery as a component of musical creativity in teaching sand animation to primary school pupils in extracurricular activities. Russian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 165–173. DOI: 10.57015/issn1998-5320.2026.20.2.15.
