Urbanization as a factor of the formation of the system of music professional education in Russia

Introduction. The development of domestic music vocational education is currently influenced by various factors: political, economic, demographic, etc. One of the socio-economic factors can be attributed to the processes of urbanization. Studying and using the historical experience of forming a system of musical vocational education in Russia in the context of urbanization can contribute to the development of an effective state strategy for the development of a training system for a musician-practitioner at the present stage. Materials and Methods. The study made an attempt to provide more complete coverage of the work of domestic scientists on the history of domestic urbanization and the history of domestic musical vocational education. In the study and synthesis of scientific sources used methods of theoretical interdisciplinary analysis and synthesis, methods of comparative historiographical analysis. The study used comparative historical, historical and typological methods, as well as general scientific methods of system and structural-functional analysis. Results. The paper presents evidence that as a result of administrative and territorial reforms, an increase in population, the development of education, culture and education, there is a need for qualified specialists (including a music profile). Conclusion. The study showed that as a result of a legitimate public request for professional musicians, educators and performing musicians, and thanks to the activities of the Imperial Russian Musical Society in the second half of the XIX century, a network of musical educational institutions (music classes, music colleges, conservatories) was formed vocational education.