The article is devoted to professional training of future music teachers. Based on the analysis of domestic and foreign studies, the authors proved the importance of studying this problem and focusing on different pedagogical aspects. The study of this topic in general shows that the process of training the future music teachers has its own characteristics associated with the development of professional culture in the future music teachers, the development of their motivation for this profession. More specifically, the study focuses on the development of theoretical models describing development of music performance competence in the future music teachers. The effectiveness of professional development of the future music teachers depends on professional competence, determined by a continuous musical and pedagogical education. The experimental study focuses on specific features of undergraduate training of the future music teachers, as well as on the analysis of their problems in terms of their cultural identity and the development of student self-esteem. The paper also provides analysis of professional competence development strategies through archival documents in the teachers’ portfolio.

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