over the performance of activities or state of consciousness. Therefore, attention is a
significant psychic phenomenon, none of which manifestations does not give him an
exhaustive notion. Therefore, we agree with the opinion of T. Komarova about the
expediency of considering attention as a complex hierarchical system, the organizing
factor of which are the goals of human activity " [1, 12]
However, despite the absence of a single accepted scientific theory of attention,
there are a number of laws and regulations in which scientists have reached consensus.
Among those that are decisive for our study, the following should be highlighted:
• attention as a complex psychic phenomenon that does not exist outside the
process thinking, perception, work memory, movement, ie, independently;
• attention as a manifestation of the relationship of consciousness andobject
(which has for the individual a stable or situational significance), during which its main
features are revealed-concentration and orientation;
• attention as a characteristicdynamics of the course of cognitive activity;
• attention as the manifestation of the personality - its interests, needs, attitudes,
values;
• attention as a manifestation of selectivity, manifested in the concentration of
rights on the object of attention and distraction from everything else;
• attention as a factor in increasing the productivity and quality of activities,
acquisition of knowledge and vigilance, etc.
Famous representatives of creative professions (musicians, actors, directors,
artists) have repeatedly emphasized the fact that attention is a prerequisite for creative
work. In particular, K. Stanislavsky called the attention of the center of human
creativity, creativity – the full concentration of spiritual and physical nature, and he
connects the notion of talent with an extended period of attention [5].
From the foregoing, it is clear what an invaluable role is played by the attention,
the development of its properties and attentive abilities in the creative activity of the
musician. The above requires the outline of the main features of performance attention,
their place and significance in everyday work and concert activity of the musician.
The performance of the musician is undeniably satisfactory, which, by virtue of
the "enthusiasm" of the intended performance tasks and his business, easily passes into
a post-satisfactory. It also has all the properties that accompany any act of human
attention.
Sustainability of the musician is characterized by the time during which he is able
to work on the performance task, without distraction from him, that is, it is a necessary
internal condition for the performance of the task. This property has a direct connection
with the level of interest and purposefulness of the performer.
According to A. Birmak, in order to achieve sustainability of attention, the artistic
andtechnical work of the pianist should be based on the principle of inclusion of new
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