Development of adolescents’ emotional intelligence by means of music

Abstract

The ability to manage your experience is the main essence of emotional intelligence. The skill of using empathy is also important in this aspect, since it is with the help of this technique that a person can understand the feelings of other people. Regarding the information received about the emotional situation, the individual can draw adequate conclusions and determine his strategy of behavior, which is also necessary for the full functioning of the described ability. Due to the specific usefulness of this phenomenon of the human psyche mentioned above, a number of researchers argue that emotional intelligence is a criterion for success in various fields of activity (R. Bar-On, D. Goleman, D. Mayer, P. Salovey, etc.). The components of emotional intelligence listed above actualize the need for the multilateral development of this ability. There is a large number of methods for the formation of this skill, but the most interesting are the special techniques for improving emotional intelligence with the help of musical works.