History of the department    

  The branch was created in 2008, and since May 1, 2019 it has been opened as the department of “Folk Art, Culture and Library Activities” in our branch. Since 2020, the Department of Folk Art has been created. The Department of Folk Art mainly includes four specialties: “Song and Dance” and “Folklore and Ethnography”, professional education “Vocal Performance” and “Instrumental Performance”.From October 9, 2023, this department was reorganized into the “Folk Art” department. Specialty of the department: “Song and Dance”.

List of professors and teachers of the department: 1. Akhymbetova Gulbahar Head of Department2. Munteeva Gulnara professor3. Askarova Ziyuar senior teacher4. Temirbaev Adil Associate Professor5. Yuldasheva Zukhra assistant teacher6. Allambergenov Rustam assistant teacher7.Paluaniyazov Miirbek assistant teacher8. Otarbaev Daniyar assistant teacher9. Khozhanov Ykhlas assistant teacher10. Otepbergenova Gozzal assistant teacher11. Akhymbetova Liza assistant teacher12. Menlimuratov Timurman assistant teacher

Topics of scientific work of professors and teachers conducting scientific research in order to increase the scientific potential of the department:  1. Otarbaev Daniyar “Development of spiritual culture of students based on Karakalpak national musical instruments”;2. Askarova Ziyuar “Karakalpak folk epic by Khurlikha Hamra “Comparative analysis of national variants and artistic features”3. Otepbergenova Gozzal “Artistic servicing of tropes in the lyrics of I. Yusupov”4. Paluaniyazov Miirbek “Programs of music education for youth in folk pedagogy”

List of undergraduate courses:• 5151600 – Karakalpak song and dance (full-time and part-time)• 5151600 – Uzbek song and dance (correspondence)•60211900- Song and dance (full-time and part-time)•60211900- Karakalpak song and dance (full-time and part-time)•60211900- Song and dance Uzbek group (full-time and part-time)•60211900- Karakalpak song and dance (full-time and part-time)•60211900- Song and dance Uzbek group (full-time and part-time)

Subjects taught at the department: • Staging Uzbek (Karakalpak) folk games.• Dance Basics• Solo singing• Tool performance• Dance• Ensemble of musicians• Ensemble of singers• Methodology for working with creative teams• Music theory• Solfeggio

    Scientific works of the department:2- monograph1- Tutorial2- TutorialRelations of the department with enterprises and organizations:The department is engaged in the development of specialist training in our republic.cultural and art institutions,• Children’s music schools,• theater• work is carried out on the basis of cooperation agreements with cultural and recreation centers and other organizations.

Scientific activities of the department• Scientific articles published in scientific journals in the list of professors of the department of Higher Attestation Commission – 15• 30 dissertations were published by professors of the department at international scientific conferences.• Dissertations published by professors of the department at scientific conferences on a republican scale – 25