Tchaikovsky Music School
Չայկովսկու անվան երաժշտական դպրոց
The entrance to the school
Address
36 Agatangeghos Street, Kentron District

Yerevan

Armenia
Information
School typeSecondary School
Established19 April 1939 (1939-04-19)
PrincipalMartin Kostandyan
Grades5-12
Number of students600-665
LanguageArmenian, 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

A 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 smaller 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

Colonel Armen Poghosyan, Senior Military Director of the Band of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia.

See also

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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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