İnstrumental ifaçılıq (xalq çalğı alətləri)

This educational program aims to equip students with knowledge, skills, and competencies aligned with State Educational Standards, essential for successful careers in the arts, particularly within Uzbek folk instrument orchestras. The curriculum encompasses ensemble performance history, polyphonic music, repertoire of Uzbek folk orchestras, various performance styles, and conducting techniques.

Duration: 8 semesters (4 years)
Total Credits: 240 credits (1 credit = 30 academic hours)
Classroom Hours: 3060 hours
Internship: 450 hours
Graduation Thesis: 150 hoursНаучные журналы Researchparks+1ResearchGate+1

Curriculum Structure:

• Theoretical and Practical Training: 120 weeks (semesters 1–8)

• Final State Attestation: 16 weeks (semesters 1–8)

• Professional and Pedagogical Practice: 15 weeks (semesters 3, 4, 5, 6, 8)

• Thesis Defense: 5 weeks (semester 8)

• Introduction to Credit System: 1 week (semester 1)

• Elective Course Registration: 3 weeks (semesters 3, 5, 7)

• Holidays: 41 weeks (semesters 1–8)

• GPA Calculation: 3 weeks (semesters 2, 4, 6)

Notes:

1. 1 credit equals 30 academic hours.

2. The curriculum allows for up to 5% adjustment in course blocks and up to 10% in individual courses, maintaining overall workload.

3. The thesis period includes its defense.

4. Practical sessions for specialized courses may be conducted in partner organizations and enterprises.

5. To integrate theory and practice, internships are held in base organizations and enterprises.

6. Educational institutions consider employer requirements when developing specialized course programs.

7. Depending on institutional specifics, classes may be conducted individually (1–10 students), in small groups (2–12), standard groups (13–25), or combined academic groups (up to 100 students).

8. Supervision of the graduation thesis is allocated 25 hours over 5 weeks.

9. Accompaniment hours are allocated as follows:

   • For "Performance on Folk Instruments" and "Ensemble (Folk Instruments)" — 100% of total time.

   • For "Conducting Class" — 200% of total time.

10. Courses such as "Conducting," "Instrumentation (Uzbek Folk Instrument Orchestra)," "Methodology of Teaching Conducting," and "Fundamentals of Orchestral Performance" are offered from the 3rd semester to selected students aiming for the qualification "Conductor of Uzbek Folk Instrument Orchestra." Students not pursuing these courses will study "Study of Related Instruments," "Notation of Folk Melodies (Folk Instruments)," "Methodology of Teaching Folk Instruments," and "Methodology of Working with Ensembles" from the 3rd semester.