DEPARTMENT OF POP MUSIC ART
- V.V. Chebotareva — Head of Department, Senior Lecturer
- R.T. Sarlykova — Associate Professor, Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic
- M. Sulaymankulov — Senior Lecturer
- A.I. Abdildaev — Senior Lecturer, Dean of FEI and K
- Y.K. Osmonkulov — Senior Lecturer, Honored Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic
- E.B. Kydykbaev — Senior Lecturer
- K.B. Kydykbaev — Lecturer
- I.A. Afanasyev — Lecturer
- A.B. Sokolov — Lecturer, Leading Concertmaster
- I.A. Artyushenko — Concertmaster
- Zh. Omurgazy uulu — Concertmaster
The initial formation and development of the department was greatly influenced by the first teachers and well-known musicians: People’s Artists of the Kyrgyz Republic E. Moydunov and A. Ibraev, Honored Workers of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic R. Sarlykov and B. Kydykbaev, as well as M. Sulaymankulov, V. Danilov, A. Yurtaev, A. Golovin, Honored Worker of Culture of the Kyrgyz Republic E. Musin, People’s Artist of the Kyrgyz Republic S. Karimov.
The department has raised a whole cohort of well-known pop and jazz performers, participants and laureates of domestic and international festivals and competitions: Honored Artists of the Kyrgyz Republic — R. Osmonkulov, A. Isabayev, Yu. Rutskaia, M. Atabekov, G. Kalykova, as well as K. Chokoev, E. Kenzhakulova, E. Kydykbaev, K. Kydykbaev, I. Afanasyev and others.
Graduates of the department work throughout the republic and abroad — in higher and secondary educational institutions, general education schools, schools of arts, music studios, aesthetic centers, and various ensembles. Many combine teaching with performance, appearing on concert stages of the republic, on television and radio, as well as at international and national festivals and competitions.
A tradition of the department is the participation of students and teachers in various concerts, festivals, and competitions, both in Kyrgyzstan and abroad, with programs including works in a wide variety of styles and genres of Kyrgyz and world pop-jazz music.
An important principle of teaching in the department is the development of creative and critical thinking in students, as well as the development of jazz improvisation skills and striving for high professionalism in both vocal and instrumental performance.
Currently, the department consists of 10 staff members. The head of the department is Senior Lecturer V. Chebotareva, Honored Worker of Culture, Associate Professor R. Sarlykov, Honored Artist, Senior Lecturer R. Osmonkulov, Dean of the Faculty Senior Lecturer A. Abdildaev, Senior Lecturer M. Sulaymankulov, Senior Lecturer I. Afanasyev, Senior Lecturer E. Kydykbaev, Lecturer K. Kydykbaev, Lecturer A. Sokolov, and Concertmaster I. Artyushenko.
The methodological basis of the department is made up of educational programs and manuals, which include the best achievements in domestic and foreign performing and teaching art.
In general, given the creative orientation of the department, it is important to note the leading role of continuity in the training of young specialists in the field of pop-jazz music.