The collection of articles was compiled based on the materials of the VI International Scientific Readings in memory of L. held in Saratov on November 1-3, 2017 L. Christiansen "History, Theory and Practice of Folklore" . The scientific and practical forum was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of folk singing education in Russia and the 50th anniversary of the opening of the specialty "leader of the folk choir" at the Saratov State Conservatory named after L. V Sobinov, later transformed into the Department of Folk Singing and Ethnomusicology . The collection presents a wide range of topics, dedicated to the history of the formation of the system of folk-singing education in Russian universities , Traditional culture in the modern world , Methods and Pedagogy of Teaching Folk Singing , study of regional folklore traditions from the perspective of modern ethnomusicology and related disciplines , Compositional and Performing Folklore . The materials are addressed to folklorists, students of musical educational institutions and a wide range of readers interested in folk art.