The article reveals the peculiarities of creative-performance training of a future teacher of musical art; analyzes the definitions of «creativity» and «performance»; proves the expediency and effectiveness of composer-performer activity in the formation of author ability, ability of a future specialist to self-expression and self-actualization in his own work. Music performance is undoubtedly a creative process, and creativity involves the creation of new products and does not exist without

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... formance. Thus, creative-performance training of future teachers of musical art becomes significant and innovative, as it is based not only on the ability to creatively perceive, perform and interpret musical works (instrumental, vocal, choral), to express themselves in performing activities (co-creation), but also assumes the ability of future teachers to self-create, to be both the author and performer of their own work. The meaning of professional training, its qualitative characteristic is the creative and performing training of the future teacher of musical art, which is due to the theory and practice of musical education, the originality of musical and pedagogical activity and consists in solving pedagogical problems by means of musical art, is aimed at developing a personality capable of self-expression and self-realization, capable of perceiving new knowledge and experience, organizing the conditions necessary to express its subjectivity, uniqueness, unique essence.In the complex process of creative-performance activity based on artistic perception-interpretation, design of artistic image, musical work - to its creative presentation the self-expression and self-actualization of future specialists is carried out. This process implies self-realization of own forces, abilities, talents, opportunities, disclosure of all reserves of creative activity of personality, the whole complex of individual-personal qualities, objectification of essence forces in own production, various social activity, leads to transformation of personality into a subject of own life and profession.