AIU Discusses the Role of Musical Works in Shaping Historical Consciousness

Today, Astana International University hosted a roundtable discussion titled “The Role of Pedagogical Methods in Shaping Historical Consciousness through Musical Works”, organised by the Institute of Pedagogy. The event was held in celebration of Republic Day.

The primary aim of the roundtable was to foster a sense of patriotism among students by promoting the national musical heritage.

The guests of the event included Tolegen Kuanyshev, Chairman of the Kui Anasy Public Foundation, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences and Professor; Serik Nurmoldayev, diplomat at the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation and Master of Arts; and Urak Aliyev, Vice-President of the Turan Educational Corporation, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Honorary Professor of M.V. Lomonosov Aktobe State University, and full member of the Academic Assembly of Philosophy and Economics at Moscow State University. Nurlan Bekenov, conductor of the Kazakh Orchestra of the Yerkegali Rakhmadiyev State Academic Philharmonic and Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan, also took part in the roundtable.

The speakers included Maksat Medeubek, Associate Professor at the K. Baiseitova Kazakh National University of Arts, PhD, recipient of the Excellence in Culture distinction and member of the TURAN ensemble, as well as Bauyrzhan Bekmukhanbet, kui performer and composer, Master of Arts, recipient of the Excellence in Culture distinction, soloist of the Roza Baglanova Kazakhconcert State Concert Organisation and Senior Lecturer at the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography. The discussion was moderated by Yerzat Zhetibayev, Senior Lecturer at AIU, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences and Academic Secretary of the Kui Anasy Public Foundation.

The roundtable focused on the relationship between national music and historical consciousness, the role of music education in a secular society, the pedagogical significance of incorporating the dombra into the school curriculum, and the connection between music and mathematics. Participants exchanged views on using traditional songs and kuis in education and digitising musical heritage.

The experts highlighted challenges in preserving and promoting national music and proposed effective solutions. The discussion also explored the potential of the Uly Dala Oneri Republican Public Foundation to study and systematise national art and pass it on to future generations.