SPECIALIZATION: KYRGYZ TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND FOLK INSTRUMENTS
The entrance exam for applicants to the Department of “Kyrgyz Traditional Music and Folk Instruments” (komuz, kyiyak, chopo-choor, sybyzgy, bayan, accordion, guitar) consists of the following sections: program performance, colloquium, solfeggio (written and oral), harmony (written and oral).
The level of difficulty of the program must correspond to the graduation requirements of a music college or a specialized secondary music school.
COLLOQUIUM
The colloquium determines the applicant’s cultural level, their aesthetic views, erudition in the field of musical art, knowledge of the main stages and patterns of the history of music, knowledge of literature in their specialty, musical terminology, sight-reading skills, and understanding of the content, form, and stylistic features of the performed works.
Entrance Requirements for Music-Theoretical Disciplines
Solfeggio (oral):
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Singing scales in keys with 1 to 5 accidentals: two types of major and three types of minor, all types of triads with inversions and resolutions, as well as harmonic progressions including up to six chords;
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Sight-singing a monophonic melody in major or minor with chromatic (altered) degrees, possible modulations to related keys, in simple meters, with various rhythmic difficulties.
Harmony (oral):
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Performing tasks at the piano: playing modulations to closely related keys in the form of a period (the applicant may be given an initial harmonic progression);
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Playing tonal and modulating sequences (2–4 chords per segment);
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Harmonic analysis at sight of works in various styles. The character of the harmonic language should not exceed the following level of complexity: L. Beethoven — sonatas; P.I. Tchaikovsky — "The Seasons"; M.I. Glinka, P.I. Tchaikovsky, S.V. Rachmaninoff;
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Answering questions on the harmony course as may relate to the tasks above.
DEPARTMENT OF KYRGYZ TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND FOLK INSTRUMENTS
- A. U. Kasabolotov — Head of Department, Acting Associate Professor
- I. B. Suerkulova — Honored Cultural Worker of the Kyrgyz Republic, Acting Associate Professor, Excellent Worker of Public Education of the Kyrgyz Republic, Excellent Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Zh. O. Aisaev — Excellent Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic, Acting Associate Professor
- A. A. Atilov — Acting Associate Professor
- A. M. Abdieva — Acting Associate Professor
- A. T. Nasirdinov — Senior Lecturer, Excellent Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic
- P. Sh. Ibraeva — Senior Lecturer
- Zh. Nazaralieva — Senior Lecturer
- N. A. Asankanov — Acting Associate Professor
- F. G. Valiev — Acting Associate Professor
- B. B. Alisherov — Excellent Worker of Education and Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic, Acting Associate Professor
- N. Uraliev — Senior Lecturer, Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic
The “Kyrgyz Traditional Music and Folk Instruments” Department at the Moldobasanov Kyrgyz National Conservatory was established in 1993 along with the founding of the conservatory. The department includes classes in komuz, kyl kyiyak, choor, chopo choor, sybyzgy, zhetygen, prima kyiyak, domra, bass kyiyak, classical guitar, bayan, and accordion.
From the beginning, the department has been staffed by the best musicians and teachers of the Kyrgyz Republic: People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor T. Murataliev; People’s Artist of the USSR, Professor S. Tokhtakunova; Honored Cultural Worker of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor D. M. Nazarmatov; Honored Cultural Worker of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor K. Sh. Dzhekshenov; Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic, Professor Sh. Toktonaliev; Associate Professor Zh. Sultanmamatov; Associate Professor Yu. I. Febenchuk; People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic B. S. Tilegenov; People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic N. Nyshanov; B. Chytyrbaev; R. Jumabaev; N. Orozalieva, and others.
The department produces top-level specialists — performers and teachers — who successfully work in orchestras, ensembles, and in music educational institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Over the years, the department has trained and graduated performers who have participated in international and national competitions and festivals.
Graduates and students regularly participate in government events.
The educational and methodological foundation of the department consists of curricula and manuals that include the best achievements in the field of domestic and foreign performance and pedagogical art.
The department’s teachers are invited as members of juries at international and national competitions, as well as chairpersons of State Examination Commissions.
All teachers conduct classes professionally, continually improve their pedagogical skills, and regularly attend conferences, seminars, and master classes. The department’s staff, relying on their accumulated experience, conducts teaching, scientific, and educational activities in accordance with the standards and traditions of the Conservatory.