Tchaikovsky Music School, Yerevan

Tchaikovsky Music School
Չայկովսկու անվան երաժշտական դպրոց
Address
36 Agatangeghos Street, Kentron District, Yerevan
Armenia
Information
School type Secondary School
Established 19 April 1939 (1939-04-19)
Principal Martin Kostandyan
Grades 5-12
Number of students 600-665
Language Armenian, Russian

The Tchaikovsky Secondary Music School (Armenian: Երևանի Չայկովսկու անվան երաժշտական դպրոց), is a secondary school in Yerevan, Armenia which opened in 1939. The school is a specialized secondary school where a total of 600 students are enrolled in a 12-year education, while at the same time receiving 2 certificates of general and vocational education. Over 70 percent of the school's alumni attend the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan.

History and organization

An monument outside the school.

The school was founded on April 19, 1939, and two years later it was named after Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Until 1975, 665 graduates have been awarded. In 1982, A sculpture of Tchaikovsky (made by architects Yervand Goghabashyan, and Jim Torosyan) was erected on the front of the school building. Since Armenian independence, the school has been renovated under the auspices of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund.[1]

It is up of piano, violin, cello, viola, contrabass, harp, brass and musical education departments. Besides the school's main curriculum, the school has a children's choir, an orchestra, and a band (which is made up of snaller symphonic, jazz, and brass bands).[2]

Layout of the building

The central building has been completely upgraded and replenished with stalls, the gym has been reconstructed, the concert hall has a playground, comfortable conditions have been created for musicians and spectators. Special rooms were built for the school's symphonic, jazz, and brass band, the violin ensemble, and the choir.[3][4]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tchaikovsky Music School of Yerevan: Rising to the 21st Century - Armenian National Committee of America". 17 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Reconstruction of Tchaikovsky Secondary Music School in Yerevan".
  3. ↑ "Չայկովսկու անվան երաժշտական դպրոցում հիմնանորոգումից հետո ստեղծված են որակյալ ուսման բոլոր պայմանները".
  4. ↑ "Երևանի Չայկովսկու անվան երաժշտական դպրոցը տոնում է 75-ամյա հոբելյանը".

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