Heorhiy Tkachenko and Informed Performance Practice on the Traditional Bandura

The goal of this study is to focus on informed performance practice of the traditional bandura playing of Heorhiy Tkachenko, regarding his activities on the bandura, to note the g interest growth in informed performance practice on the bandura, and the differentiations of this phenomenon as it grows in popularity. The methodology of the research is grounded in historic, systemic, sociological and cultural approach and related methods of scientific study, in particular, a historic-chronological analysis of the playing technique of H. Tkachenko, specifically, the method of systematic classification and complex analysis that informed performance practice in Ukrainian culture. There is a study and analysis of the technique and repertoire of H. Tkachenko and his followers, particularly his performance legacy of traditional kobzar repertoire. A general characterization has been made of the repertoire of H. Tkachenko that encompasses his performance of dumas, psalms and kants historic songs and instrumental dances. The materials used in the preparation of this study include books and articles about the folk bandura, about and by H. Tkachenko and his followers and audio and video recordings made by the author. Separate conclusions and generalizations were made on the basis of personal interaction with the subject. The scientific novelty of the work is the introduction into scientific circulation of a comprehensive organological and ergological analysis of the activity of H. Tkachenko and his followers, the systematization of the technique used by Tkachenko, the growing tendency toward informed performance practice on traditional Ukrainian folk instruments in Ukraine. About the playing technique used by HeorhiyTkachenko on the 21 stringed authentic folk bandura. Authentic performance practice technique and the movement to perform historically and culturally informed traditional repertoire on the folk bandura. Conclusions: The results of the study contribute to a better comprehension of the features of traditional bandura repertoire performing on the 21 stringed authentic folk bandura, the playing technique used by Heorhiy Tkachenko on the 21 stringed bandura, authentic performance practice technique and awareness of kobzar heritage in general