Chairs

Chair of “Mugham (singer)”
Head of chair – professor, national artist Babayev Arif Imran

Since the day of establishment of Azerbaijan National Conservatory the chair of “Mugham” (singer) has been launched. The national artist, Professor Babayev Arif Imran, who has honor and sovereignty awards, heads this chair.

Since the day of establishment the chair of “Mugham (singer)”, a special syllabus on “Specialty” subject has been worked out. The author of the program is A.Babayev. The chair of “Mugham (singer)” keeps on education on “Specialty” subject.

The subjects taught in the chair are:

1 Vocal performance
2 Singer’s performance
3 Teaching Methodology of Specialty subject
4 Performance of songs and romances
5 Chamber -concert singing
6 Singing practice
7 Special pedagogical training
8 Mugham trio
9 Tambourine performance
10 Dance
11 National vocal performance
12 Methodology of solo singing

Professor and teacher staff of “Mugham (singing)” consists of famous singers. The teachers and students of the chair represent Azerbaijan mugham art on a high level on an international scene. The students studying in the chair of “Mugham (singing)” take part in international competitions beginning from 2005. Majority of these students are laureates of international and republic competitions. They represent our national music and mughams on a high level on international scenes and get achievements.

The staff consisting of 21 professor-teachers teaches in the chair of “Mugham (singing)”.

From them:

3 persons – national artist, professor
2 persons – national artist, assistant professor
1 persons – honored teacher, assistant professor
2 persons – national artist, head teacher
1 persons – honored teacher
2 persons – head teachers, honored artist
1 persons – national artist,teacher
4 persons – honored artist,teacher
1 persons – head teachers
4 persons – teachers

“Instrumental mugham” Chair

Head of chair professor, honored teacher Mansurov Malik Mammad

The chair of “Instrumental mugham” has been launched in 2014 being considered in the Scientific Council on the proposal of the rector Siyavush Karimi and was confirmed being included to teaching program of Azerbaijan National Conservatory. Up to 2004, “Mugham” as a subject had been taught in accordance with the syllabus of the chair of “Mugham (singing)”. When beginning to function as an independent chair since the above stated date the subjects like “Mugham” and “Concertmaster class” has been being taught in the syllabus.

At present time the following subjects are included to the syllabus of the chair:

1 Specialty – mugham
2 Instrumental mugham
3 Accompaniment class
4 Azerbaijan national dance music
5 Instrumental mugham performance
6 Instrumental mugham performance 3
7 Methodology of performance of instrumental mugham

The chair of “Instrumental mugham” has a professor-teacher staff consisting of 32 people teaching the above mentioned subjects.

From them:

2 persons honored teacher,professor
4 persons national artist,professor
1 persons national artist,assistant professor
5 persons honored artist,assistant professor
2 persons honored artist,head teacher
3 persons honored artist,teacher
1 persons Ph.d,assistant professor
3 persons head teacher
7 persons teachers

“Folk musical instruments” chair
Head of chair – Assistant professor, Ramiz Mahmud Azizov

At present time, one of the eight chairs functioning in Azerbaijan National Conservatory is the chair of “Folk musical instruments”. 38 teachers work in this chair. These teachers, besides note-specialty subjects on tar, kamancha, ganun and national wind instruments, also teach chamber ensemble, special pedagogical training, and methodology of teaching specialty subjects.

The following subjects are taught in the chair:

1 Specialty – note

2 Instrumental – note

3 Chamber ensemble

4 Special pedagogical training

5 Methodology of teaching of specialty subject

6 Singing practice

7 Pedagogical practice

8 Note performance of folk musical instruments

9 Problems of note performance of FMI

10 History of note performance of FMI

11 Methodology of note performance of FMI

12 Arrangement of chamber works

The members of the chair are constantly working on exams and renovation of concert programs converting the works of Azerbaijan and foreign composers for tar, kamancha, ganun and balaban and publish them as textbooks..

Besides it, the members of the chair are the authors of different monographs, methodic recommendations, a lot of articles and thesis published in scientific journals and conference materials.

The chair of “Folk musical instruments” has a staff consisting of 27 professor- teachers teaching the above mentioned subjects.

From them:

3 persons honored Art worker, Ph.d, professor

2 persons national artist, professor

1 persons honored teacher, Ph.d, professor

1 persons  honored artist, Ph.d, assistant professor

1 persons honored artist, doctor of philosophy, assistant professor

2 persons honored artist, assistant professor

1 persons doctor of philosophy, assistant professor

1 persons honored teacher, assistant professor

1 persons Ph.d, assistant professor

1 persons assistant professor

2 persons honored teacher, head teacher

4 persons head teacher

1 persons honored artist

1 persons honored teacher

5 persons teachers

 “General piano” chair

Head of chair – professor, honored teacher Gulsabah Nurbala Rahimova

The chair of “General piano” of Azerbaijan National Conservatory functions since 2003. Professor-teacher staff of the chair consists of the art figures having rich pedagogical experience and great contribution in improving teaching methodology of the subject.

The initial task of the teachers of this chair is determination of preparation level of the students correctly, seeing potentials of them in advance and forming piano skills necessary for the activity of professional and perfect activity of the musicians of different specialties.

Direction of the work conducted with the students conditions their future successful professional activity. The subjects on “General piano” class are one of the main forms of teaching and upbringing work. The teacher of piano class is responsible for musical development of the student and formation of his spiritual outlook.

18 professor-teachers teach the above mentioned subjects in the chair of “General piano”.

From them:

1 persons Ph.d, professor, honored teacher

1 persons Doctor of Art,assistant professor

1 persons Ph.d,assistant professor

1 persons Ph.d,head teacher

6 persons head teacher

3 persons teachers

“History and theory of music” chair

Head of chair professor, honored Art worker Akif Nusrat Guliyev

31 subjects are being taught in the chair of History and theory of music. The programs have been written on all the subjects and confirmed by the Scientific-Methodic Council of Ministry of Education. A number of textbooks, manuals, methodical recommendations have been written by the teachers of the chair.

The subjects taught in the chair are the followings:

1 Music study

2 Composing

3 Theory of music

4 Solfege

5 Harmony

6 Polyphony

7 Analysis of music works

8 History of orchestra style

9 Methodology of specialty subject

10 History of foreign music

11 History of Russian music

12 Modern problems of music

13 Methodology of music study

14 National opera class

15 National art of jazz

16 Music management

17 Art management

18 Dramaturgy of music theatre

19 Special pedagogical training

20 Music criticism

21 History of harmony

22 Modern music

23 Basics of art of actor

24 Basics of scene movements

25 Actual problems of national music

26 History and theory of the music of the XX century

27 Music culture study

28 History and methodology of music

29 Basics of music criticism

30 Actual problems of music criticism

31 Analyses of folk music samples

The staff consisting of 14 professor-teachers teach the above-mentioned subjects in the chair of “History and theory of music”.

From them:

2 persons – professor, Ph.d, honored art worker

1 persons – professor, doctor of philology, honored art worker

1 persons – assistant professor, honored art worker

1 persons – head teacher, doctor of philosophy

1 persons – assistant professor, doctor of philosophy

4 persons – assistant professor, Ph.d

1 persons – assistant professor, doctor of arts

1 persons – assistant professor, honored art worker

1 persons – honored art worker

1 persons – national artists

“History and theory of national music” chair

Head of chair – professor Fattah Khaliq Khaliqzada

Among the specialty subjects of ANC the subjects delivered by the chair of “History and theory of music” has a significant role. Teaching new subjects as “History of Azerbaijan music”, “Conversion of ashug music into notes” and compilation of some of them (“Azerbaijan folk music creativity”, “Art of ashug music”, “Azerbaijan art of mugham”, “Analyses of folklore samples”) once again will give its benefit to the teaching-education process.

The following subjects are taught in the chair:

1 History of Azerbaijan music

2 Basics of Azerbaijan folk music

3 Azerbaijan folk music creativity

4 Mugham

5 Conversion of Azerbaijan folk music into notes

6 Oral traditional professional Eastern music

7 Special pedagogical training

8 Archive-bibliography practice

9 Music study

10 Music of Turkic nations

11 Teaching methods

12 History of art of singing

13 Medieval musical instruments

14 Theory of mugham performance

15 Basics of mugham study

16 Analyses of national folk samples

17 Methodology of scientific research work

18 Actual problems of national music

19 Ethnoorganology

20 Study of sources

21 Theory of music folklore

22 Basics of study of ethno music

23 Mythology of Turkic nations

24 Theory of art of singing

25 Modern problems of solo singing (art of singing)

26 History of solo singing (art of singing)

In ANC great attention is given to organization of folklore expedition. Valuable materials have been obtained during steppe-field works conducted with the participation of I F.Khaligzada, head teacher Mubariz Aliyev, teacher Khanim Aliyeva, assistant professor Akif Guliyev and others in Ganja, Shaki, Masalli, Shamkir regions of Azerbaijan, as well as in the territory of Iran and Georgia where our compatriots live.

Bachelor and master works, scientific articles and lectures dedicated to past periods of oral Azerbaijan music and folklore music environments (as Shabran, Masalli, Ordubad) have been prepared. Scientific conferences on international, republic and high school levels have been organized on the initiative of the chair.

The staff of the chair of “Historical theory of national music” consisting of 12 professor-teachers teach the above mentioned subjects.

From them:

1 persons – Ph.d, professor

1 persons – Ph.d, assistant professor

1 persons – honored art worker

1 persons – head teacher, assistant professor

2 persons – head teachers

“Orchestration and conducting of folklore musical instruments” chair
Head of chair – Assistant professor, Leyla Tahmaz Zaliyeva

In 2005 namely in Azerbaijan National Conservatory Conducting began to be taught as an independent subject and the students studying this subject master comprehensive knowledge on symphonic orchestra, orchestra of folk musical instruments and chorus. At present time the following subjects are delivered in the chair of Conducting:

1 Conducting

2 Study of musical instruments

3 Orchestration

4 Chorus class

5 Reading sheet music of symphonic and FMI orchestra

6 Teaching methodology of specialty subject

7 Practice work with chorus and orchestra

8 Reading music works

9 Orchestration of symphonic orchestra instruments – selected

10 Pedagogic practice

11 Arrangement – selected

12 Study of musical instruments and introduction to symphonic instruments

13 Orchestra class

14 Orchestration and transition

15 Reading sheet music of FMI

16 History of art of conducting

17 Methodology of teaching art of conducting

18 Theory of art of conducting

19 Modern problems of art of conducting

20 Orchestration of FMI

21 Reading of sheet music – selected

22 Symphonic orchestra instruments and orchestra – selected

23 Work with orchestra – selected

24 Dissertation work

The chair of “Orchestration and conducting of folk musical instruments” has a professor-teacher staff consisting of 25 people teaching the above stated subjects.

From them:

3 persons – national artist, professor

1 persons – Professor, honored art worker

2 persons – assistant professor, honored art worker

1 persons – assistant professor

3 persons – head teacher

5 persons – teacher

“Social sciences” chair

Head of chair assistant professor, candidate of philology Firudin Aliaga Gurbanov

The chair of Social sciences functions since the day of establishment of Azerbaijan National Conservatory.

The following subjects are taught in the chair:

1 History of Azerbaijan

2 Foreign languages

3 Azerbaijan language (Russian)

4 Philosophy

5 Sociology

6 Eastern poetics

7 Pedagogy and musical psychology

8 History of art

9 Informatics

10 Azerbaijan literature and theory

11 Computer technology

12 High school pedagogy

13 Psychology

14 Civil defense

15 Physical training

While teaching subjects great attention is given to the problems appropriate to the profile of the Conservatory. Among music high schools first of all in this chair Music philosophy, Music psychology, Training exercises for musicians, life and creativity of Azerbaijan folk musicians throughout the history were reflected in the subjects of literature, language, history, Ethics and Esthetics.

14 professor-teachers teach the above mentioned subjects in the chair of “Social sciences”.

From them:

1 persons – Candidate of Philology, professor

1 persons – Candidate of Philology, professor

1 persons – Doctor of Philosophy in philological sciences

1 persons – doctor of philosophy in pedagogy, head teacher

1 persons – honored artist, head teacher

3 persons – head teachers

“National Vocal” chair

Head of chair – national artist, professor Azer Zeynalabdin Zeynalov

The chair of National vocal was launched on September, 21, 2016. This chair, since the day of its establishment, the following subjects have been being taught there:

1 National vocal singing

2 Chamber -concert singing

3 Performance of songs and romances

4 Special pedagogical training

5 Singing practice

6 Pedagogical experience

7 Teaching methodology of specialty subject

8 National art of vocal (Master)

9 Camera class (Master)

10 Methodology of national vocal singing (Master)

11 Theory of art of vocal (Master)

12 Modern problems of national vocal singing (Master)

13 History of national vocal singing (Master)

14 Pop singing

15 History and analyses of Azerbaijan pop and jazz music

16 Basics of jazz performance

17 Analyses and theory of pop and jazz music

The chair of “National vocal” has a staff consisting of 14 professor-teachers teaching these subjects.

From them:

1 persons – national artist, professor

3 persons – honored artist, assistant professor

1 persons – assistant professor

1 persons – honored artist, head teacher

5 persons – honored artist

3 persons – teachers