Vocal art ( classical and pop )
Master's Degree Program

Admission plan for 2014: 4 budget places (full-time education), non-budget (full-time and distance education).

Tuition fee: full-time - 158 000 rubles a year, distance - 74 000 rubles a year

The Master's Degree program is aimed at training highly - skilled performers , singers and vocal art teachers at all levels of education. Undergraduates have the unique opportunity of creative communication with outstanding singers of our time, such as People's Artists of Russia B.N.Kudryavtsev , N.V.Baskov , Honored Artist of Russia V.M.Syutkin, famous pop singer S.M.Penkin etc. The result of Master’s  Degree Course is a concert performance and protection of master's thesis on topical issues of theory and methodology of vocal art.

The uniqueness of the master's degree program :

• All undergraduates have the opportunity  to master various genres of classical , pop , jazz and folk music ;
• The combination of theory and practice of voice with the provision of  extensive network of practice bases
• Participation in various  vocal competitions and festivals , including the International Competition "Muses of the world " (" Contemporary Art and Education " ) .
• All undergraduates have the opportunity to serve the scientific and practical conferences and publish articles ;
• The program has a teaching component, which allows to master methods of teaching vocal music at different levels of education.
• Final certification - participation in the show program or project performance and protection ( if desired, may be replaced with the protection of master's thesis).

Practice:

• International Competition "Muses of the world " (" Contemporary Art and Education ");
• Music and Drama Theatre of  Stas Namin ;
• International Production Center " Art Class ";
• Annual Music Student Festival " From Moscow with love";
• The annual festival "Sholokhov Spring".

Workshops, meetings:

• People's Artist of the Russian Federation Boris Kudryavtsev "Traditions of Russian vocal school ";
• People's Artist of Russia N.V.Baskov "Fundamentals of opera singing ";
• Honoured Artist  V.M. Sutkin " Skill of pop singer ";
• Professor V.I. Zabiyako " Receptions of pop singing ";
• Well-known producer, director Alexander Davidovich Revzin.

Graduates receive :

Master’s degree in vocal arts (Master's Degree program " Vocal Art " ( classical and pop ))

Certificates:

• Teacher of academic solo singing
• Teacher of  pop vocal 

Competence of graduates:

• Graduate of " Vocal Art " is able to perform solo in musical theater, work in choirs, participate in musicals, show programs , to create vivid , compelling stage images ;
• Graduate of “ Vocal Art” can teach academic setting and pop voice in educational institutions of higher , secondary and further education ;
• The graduate has the knowledge and methods of voice training ( academic and pop ) ;
• Graduate can create various musical projects : events, concerts , performances, shows.

 Partners:

• International Competition "Muses of the world" ( " Contemporary Art and Education " )
• Music and Drama Theatre of Stas Namin
• International Production Center " Art Class "
• ANO center of cultural  projects "World Culture"
• SMSUH  Faculty of Journalism 
• " Sutkin Rock & Roll Band "

Leaders of vocal classes :

People's Artist of Russia B.N.Kudryavtsev

People's Artist of Russia N.V.Baskov

Honored Artist of Russia I.I.Bikulova

Professor V .I.Zabiyako

Famous Russian singer S.M.Penkin

Heads of master's dissertations :

Rapatskaya Ludmila Alexandrovna,  Doctor of Education , Ph.D., professor, member of the Union of Composers of Russia , Dean of SMSUH  Faculty of Culture and Music;

Nemikina Irina Nikolaevna, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of Cultural Studies and methodology of music education;

Pavlova Mariya Alexandrovna, Ph.D., a member of the International Academy of Science Teacher Education;

Ovsyannikova Vera Alexandrovna, Ph.D. , professor of music performance in SMSUH;

Kozmenko Olga Petrovna, Doctor of Cultural Studies , professor of music performance in SMSUH;

Orekhova Olga Georgievna,  Associate professor of music performance in SMSUH , Ph.D.

• Orekhova Olga Georgievna
• 8(916)9569962 (from 11.00 till 17.00)
• olaorekhova@mail.ru