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Multi-colored walls and benches whose outlines resemble musical instruments, works by Pyotr Tchaikovsky and avant-garde compositions written in a computer program are inChildren’s School of Arts (DSHI) named after M.I. Glinka in Pechatniki everything is bright, creative, modern, close to the young generation. Here even the classics sound new, and the children express themselves through music, movement and colors. The teachers of this educational institution call it Hogwarts and the magical world of creativity. Young Muscovites can become a part of it, because on April 15 in children’s art schools subordinate to To the Department of Culture of the City of Moscow, the admissions campaign for pre-professional programs has begun.

Room for creativity

The M.I. Glinka Children’s Art School is located in the Pechatniki district on Guryanova Street (83a). The brick building is distinguished by a line of music decorating the facade. It was built as part of the Art for Children project not far from the previous location of the school. The children moved here with their instruments in 2021.

The school began its work as a creative circle in the club of the repair enterprise of Vnukovo airport back in 1962. However, it never had its own building, and had to constantly change addresses. In recent years, before settling in its current premises, the school occupied a cramped two-story building in Pechatniki.

“I am a graduate of the Glinka Children’s Art School. I entered the piano class here in 1998. I remember having to study in different classrooms all the time, those that were free. Between classes there was nowhere to sit, relax, get in a creative mood. And now we are in a spacious room, where the space is divided into zones decorated in different colors, each direction has its own floor, there is a cafe downstairs where you can have a snack. If before children went to study music after school and everything merged into one long school day, now they run here as if to a holiday, here you want to create,” shares the deputy director of the Glinka Children’s Art School and sound design teacher Maxim Novozhilov.

The new building is decorated in a single color, like other art schools in the capital. The first floor is yellow and green. Theoretical classes, such as solfeggio, are located here. The second floor is bright blue. Here they study modern dance and sound engineering — they write arrangements in computer programs, and at the same time compose their own electronic compositions. “All our training is at the intersection of classics and modern art,” smiles Denis Gordeyev, director of the Glinka Children’s Art School.

In the classroom we enter, teenage girls wearing headphones are pressing the keys of a miniature one-octave synthesizer (the device is called a MIDI keyboard), and lines and dashes appear on the display, visually representing the sounds.

“I found the notes of my favorite artist, now I play the melody and add special effects, bass, drums. I like that you can not only play, but arrange it in your own way, and you don’t need other instruments,” explains sixth-grader Vasilisa Shashkova.

On the third floor, decorated in blue, children play flutes, drums, cellos and violins – these are the instruments of a symphony orchestra. Next door, young actors are practicing.

There is also a 300-seat concert hall here. Right now, an event is taking place there to mark the 80th anniversary of the Victory: a girl in a tunic and cap is singing “Three Tankmen, Three Merry Friends” accompanied by an accordionist.

“The performance is classical, and the hall is modern. It is made in the form of a movie theater, with a large screen on which the concert can be broadcast, since today’s children are used to receiving information from monitors. At the same time, the stage is minimalist, without any distracting decorations,” says Denis Gordeev.

On the fourth floor, dark green, future specialists in folk art (choreographers, singers, performers of compositions on balalaikas and accordions) and artists hone their skills. In the painting class, children complete an assignment from teacher Maria Gilyarova: the subjects of their drawings are about the Great Patriotic War. Thus, one student depicted how schoolchildren lay flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

“They study in this department for five years, it’s pre-professional training. Most children will go on to art colleges and universities. Two-hour classes are held three times a week,” Maria Gilyarova explains.

On all floors there are multi-colored soft benches-banquettes, in the outlines of which one can guess cellos, guitars or drums. And this is only a hint of the similarity with musical instruments: each child can fantasize and develop creative thinking.

“Another interesting design technique is that the walls of the classrooms that border the corridor are painted the same color as the hall. This is necessary so that the students do not feel like they are in a confined space, because a creative person needs freedom,” adds Denis Gordeev.

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Waiting for talents

Today, more than 540 children study at the School of Arts. And 49 teachers and accompanists teach classes. Before and during the admission campaign, until the end of May, parents and children can come to open days and see how the educational institution is organized, and talk to teachers.

You can apply for the pre-professional program at the Glinka School of Arts from April 15 to May 15, and for general development programs from May 16 to July 1. You can do this in person at the institution or online – on the portal Mos.ru.

After parents apply for admission, the child will have to take a creative test. There is no single requirement for it. Everything depends on which direction is chosen and how the candidate plans to express himself in creativity.

“Our school has four areas: music, painting, choreography and theatre. During the interview, we check the musician’s memory and hearing, ask him to sing a song, clap a simple rhythm, repeat the sounds of the piano with his voice. Dancers usually demonstrate a sense of rhythm, coordination in space, we also pay attention to the structure of the body, flexibility. Artists bring their works and complete an exam task: a drawing on a given topic. And future actors read a short story, similar to how it happens when entering creative universities. Also, since children from 10 years old, already conscious, well-read, often enter the theater department, we ask them questions on literature, history – we check their general outlook,” says Denis Gordeev, director of the Glinka Children’s Art School.

The art of teaching

While we are studying the school in the company of the director, we are greeted by the children who came to the classes. Everyone is smiling, satisfied, happy. Our interlocutor knows everyone by name, asks how things are going. Every child is an individual, a creative person. Many come here on the advice of their parents, but stay of their own free will. This is what happened to eight-year-old Alexander Tupikov, a future pianist.

“My mother brought me to school. And I liked my teacher so much that I wanted to study. I have been playing the piano for the second year, I really like the works of Pyotr Tchaikovsky, I can perform the “March of the Tin Soldiers” and “Nanny’s Tale”. I have already decided that I will become a professional pianist,” says Alexander Tupikov.

He gets up at seven in the morning to practice at home before going to a comprehensive school. Even now, Alexander Tupikov plays like an adult, places accents, feels the keys.

“I find the key to each child through their interests: I play different compositions for the students, and they choose what they like best. And that is what we study further. I do not force them to learn boring scales by heart if the children do not want to. Technique can be practiced in another way, for example, by performing the same “Nyanina Skazka”. It is important when children participate in competitions and win. For creative development, it is necessary to feel like the best,” says Tatyana Batura, a piano teacher at the Glinka Children’s Art School.

Meanwhile, in the solfeggio class, students review the material they have covered over the year. Children often dislike this subject, finding it boring, as they have to memorize incomprehensible notes and intervals. But here, everything is different.

“If a child understands how this will be useful to him in life, the attitude towards the subject changes. I tell students that knowing solfeggio, being able to repeat the sounds of musical instruments with their voice, they will always be able to sing along at some creative evening, express themselves, attract attention. In addition, when it works out, you want to go further,” says solfeggio teacher at the M.I. Glinka Children’s Art School Yulia Petrushevich.

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