Interdepartmental Divisions

Instrumentation Division. Head – Honoured Worker of Arts of the Republic of Belarus, Professor V. Kouznetsov. The Division operates as a part of the Department since 1999 (founded in 1989). In various periods it employed the well-known Belarusian composers S. Beltsyukov, V. Domoratsky, V. Dorokhin, E. Dekhteryk, A. Zalyotnev, L. Zakhlevny, V. Ivanov, S. Kortes, D. Lybin, V. Pomozov, V. Soltan. The Division earlier permanently co-operated with famous specialists in the field of orchestration and arrangement – People's Artist of the Republic of Belarus, Professor B. Penchouk and People's Artist of Russia, Professor L. Mouranov, Assistant Professors S. Kofanov and B. Choudakov. Currently, the Division is a highly professional pedagogical group. Among its leading teachers are the Honoured Worker of Arts, Professor V. Kouznetsov (Head of the Division), Honoured Worker of Arts of the Republic of Belarus, Professor V. Voitsik, Assistant Professors M. Litvin, S. Yankovich, V. Koroltchouk. The teachers of the Division are actual carriers of the modern Belarusian school of instrumentation, its main task being to open creative potentials of future conductors, art directors of artistic groups and performers.

Social Humane Disciplines Division. The Division was formed on June 29, 2011, by the decision of the Board of the Academy of Music.  It was organized on the basis of the Philosophy Division which started its functioning in 1991 and united broad specialists of philosoilosopy, history, economy. Considerable contribution was made by the heads of the Division: Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, docent A. Sankov (1960s), Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor A. Ladygina (1970–80s), Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Assistant Professor A. Roschupkin (1990s–2010). Apart from philosophy, esthetics, history and ideology of the native land, curriculum of the Division envisages fundamentals of economic theory, sociology, politology, ethics and law. Also, philosophy of music is presented which affords considering of modern music problems, defining its place in arts, acquaintance with literature where music is a subject of research. Teachers of the Division also lecture on «History of Belarus», «Civil Law», «Politology», «Fundamentals of Ideology», «Ecology», «Economical Theory» and «Sociology», optional courses on «Psychology of Relations» and  the other. The Devision provides masters and postgraduates education including majoring in esthetics. The profiled teaching of the disciplines of the Division is ensured through the availability of experienced teachers, keen in the specificities of a higher musical school, among whom there are pupils of the Academy of Music (Conservatoire) Candidate of Sciences, Assistant Professor G. Dragovets, Assistant Professor N. Stepantsova. Head of the Division – Candidate of Philosophy, Assistant Professor A. Ladutko.        

Division of Musical Pedagogics. Head of the Division – Doctor of Pedagogy, Professor, Academician of the International Academy of Sciences of Higher School (ІНЕАS) and the Belarusian Academy of Education V. Yakonyuk. An educational and scientific-methodological subdivision of such profile was established in 1978 for the first time in the practice of the higher musical school of the former USSR (Head of the Division – S. Benediktov). The opening of the Division of psychology-pedagogic direction was caused by the necessity to improve both theoretical and practical pedagogical training of future teachers of music. In 1988 the Division was headed by Professor V. Yakonyuk. During a decade, reformation of the training process took place, the scientific-methodical work of the Division was substantially expanded. On the basis of the sector of pedagogical practice children's musical school-studio was created (head – L. Kozlovskaya). A significant place in the work of the Division is taken by scientific management of preparation of master’s dissertations in all specialities. Post-graduate courses of the Division are very fruitful. The faculty of the Division has stabilised; now it includes the eldest Candidates of Musicology, Professors K. Stepantsevich, V. Kokoushkin (Head of the Division in 1998–2005), Candidates of Musicology, Professor of the Division I. Vedenin and Assistant Professors V. Sakharova, Candidate of Pedagogy, Assistant Professors A. Samousenko, Assistants Professors E. Akhremchik, A. Pilipenko, L. Zhoukova, V. Ivashko, Teacher E. Metelskaya.

Division of Languages. Head of the Division – Senior Teacher S. Schukina. The Division is teaching English, German, French, Italian languages, and also the Russian language to foreign students, masters and post-graduate students. A highly professional staff of teachers has been formed at the Division; among them are experienced teachers  N. Panasyuk (Head of the Division in 1975–1995), G. Rondarevich, S. Schukina, T. Chernyavskaya, G. Kolyada, E. Mikhaylova and others. The basis of scientific researches of the Division is formed by elaboration of the problems of semantic theory, structure and forms of existence of musical terminology and musical expression marks, semantic and syntax problems in works of Belarusian and Russian poets. The workers of the Division have designed a number of unique text-books for students of higher musical schools. The Division is actively co-operating with the Goethe Institute and other foreign representative offices in the Republic of Belarus. The Division is substantially contributing to development of international contacts of the Academy of Music. The teachers of the Division (S. Schukina, Yu. Shesteriva and G. Rondarevich) are active in translations for the International Section.

Division of Physical Training. Head of the Division – Senior Teacher Yu. Vashkevich. The main directions of the Division are the educational and off-hour physical-rehabilitation and sports work. Especially popular sports among the students of the Academy are table tennis, basketball, rhythmic and athletic gymnastics, football, volleyball, swimming and others. The Academy of Music is holding annual students’ games, sportsmen are taking part in the Republic's sports competitions. A significant achievement of the Division in the sphere of scientific-methodical activities is a targeted development of the issues of applied (health-improving) physical culture, oriented towards students of the higher musical school. Among the teachers of the Division are Senior Teachers N. Borovskaya and P. Ivahskov.