Development of General Competencies within the Context of Teacher Training

AbstractModern educational goals emphasise the development of general competencies needed for any human activities (Key competencies for Lifelong Learning, 2010). Based on the experience of Lithuanian and foreign educationalists, the present article discusses the possibilities of developing general competencies of pre-service teachers of music by applying the project method. The most important strategies of development of general competencies, based on musical activities, in pre-service teachers of music are highlighted and were verified by an educational project. The research is related to the analysis of opportunities of improvement of students’ competencies of reflection and learning to learn, as well as communication and cooperation