Department of music teaching and choral conducting
The Department of Choral Conducting was founded in 1946, but it has been operating since the 1950s.
It is a single-level structural unit where training in the areas of professional training is carried out, it is the first level of secondary vocational education and secondary vocational education that allows you to carry out all types of professional work. The professional level of a specialist with secondary education who studies the features of conducting art and the laws of this art, the whole range of issues related to the form and content of musical works, and works with choral groups.
Graduates of the specialty of choral conducting are guaranteed the qualification of a choir artist, choir director, children's music teacher, teacher of art schools. Specialists are trained to work as children's music teachers, choir teachers in art schools, music teachers in general education schools, preschool educational institutions, as cultural music teachers, concertmasters in choral groups, choir singers, and performing arts. The duration of the course is 3 years and 10 months.
The Department of Music Pedagogy is one of the youngest departments of the school. It was opened in 1999 with the aim of training music teachers for comprehensive schools.
Specialists studying the profession of music teacher are trained to teach children to perform musical works in comprehensive secondary schools, kindergartens, and music creative groups, to compose music for the main part (melody) of a vocal or instrumental work, to rework musical works from their original form in accordance with the composition of the performing group, to perform in concerts with children's musical groups in the field of art and education, to perform them publicly, to evaluate the performance and artistic quality of the work, and to perform at concert events.
Graduates who have completed the specialty of music teacher are provided with the opportunity to obtain the qualification of a music teacher for secondary schools and kindergartens. The duration of study is 3 years and 10 months.