The article brings up to date the issue of studying the phenomenon of choir conducting pedagogy in the scientific discourse in modern professional art education. Addressing the issue of determining the content of conducting and choral pedagogy, which take place in the scientific discourse of modern professional art education, is relevant in connection with the need to improve professional training of future musician in the context of strategic goals and needs of modern higher education.

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... s. The becoming of essential characteristics of the phenomenon under study has been traced with the application of such basic concepts as scientific discourse, professional art education, music and pedagogical education and choir conducting training. It is stated that choir conducting pedagogy functions in interdisciplinary interaction of disciplines of choir conducting block, music pedagogy, art education and art history as a concretization of choral culture. It is noted that choir conducting training of a future musician in the artistic space of higher education institutions – provided the content of its main components is taken into account – expresses itself in choir conducting pedagogy, which is aimed at formation of a worldview, national identity, moral and aesthetic culture of a personality. Consistent representation of essential characteristics of the studied phenomenon has made it possible to reveal its specificity and expression in the scientific field of modern art educational space. Generalization of the process of development and functioning of choir conducting pedagogy in the system of professional art education and music-pedagogic education in particular is promoting further research of the author in the context of improving the course "Choir conducting pedagogy" with the aim to enrich the content of training of future musicians in the specialty 014 Secondary education (Musical art) and its implementation into artistic pedagogical educational practice of other art institutions of higher education in Ukraine.