BAYAN AND ACCORDION DEPARTMENT

LIDIA SKACHKO

Position: First Vice-Rector
Academic degree: PhD in Art History (2016)
Academic title: Associate Professor (2020)
Education: Belarusian State Academy of Music (2010, accordion class of N.Sevriukov, orchestra conducting class of V.Chernikov), Graduate School (2011, under the guidance N.Sevriukov, V.Chernikov, E.Kurakina), Postgraduate School (2014, under the guidance of E.Kurakina)
Courses taught: Special instrument (accordion, bayan), Ensemble, Methodology of special instrument teaching, Theory and practice of musical piece adaptation, Art of performing interpretation (for graduate students)


She was born on April 30, 1986 in Minsk (Republic of Belarus).

Since 2013, she has been teaching at the Bayan and Accordion Department (part-time), since 2014, she has been working full-time at the Belarusian State Academy of Music: Senior Teacher (2016), Associate Professor (2019). In 2019–2022, headed the Professional Development and Staff Retraining Faculty of the Belarusian State Academy of Music. Associate Professor (2020). Since March 2022, she has been working as the First Vice-Rector of the Belarusian State Academy of Music.

She supervises the writing of coursework, Master’s and Candidate’s papers. She conducts classes and original courses at the Professional Development and Staff Retraining Faculty of the Belarusian State Academy of Music. Laureate of international competitions in the field of performing arts, research activities and teaching skills (Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Serbia, Slovakia, etc.).

She is a scholar (2005, 2011, 2012), laureate and winner of the Grand Prize (2009) of the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for Support of the Talented Youth. Grant-holder of the President of the Republic of Belarus for Postgraduate Students (2013).

She is an author of:

  • articles (in peer-reviewed scientific publications, in scientific collections, in electronic publications of local and remote access), materials of scientific conferences, abstracts of reports (over 30);
    educational programs (11) and educational and methodological complexes (7);
    original training course programs (2);
    various transcriptions for solo accordion and accordion ensembles (12).

Author of a number of reports at republican and international scientific and practical conferences in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine (over 30) and scientific forums and congresses in Belarus, Russia, Poland (over 10). Reviewer of Coursework, Master’s and Candidate’s Papers, Educational Programs, materials of Applicants for Academic titles. Expert of the Republican competition of scientific works of students of Higher education institutions of the Republic of Belarus.

Candidate’s thesis: Transcription in the system of modern accordion art (Belarusian State Academy of Music, Minsk, 2016).

Member of the Belarusian Union of Musical Workers (2014).

She has repeatedly been the Chairperson and member of the jury of republican and international competitions (Belarus, Russia, Latvia, Serbia, Slovakia, etc.), as well as the Chairperson and member of State qualification and examination commissions in various education institutions of Belarus.

She is actively involved in career guidance work, conducts consultations and master classes for students of children’s music schools, college students and potential applicants to the Belarusian State Academy of Music.

Among her students and graduates (more than 20)
are laureates of republican and international competitions, scholarship holder of the Special Fund of the President of the Republic of Belarus for Support of the Talented Youth.

For conscientious, fruitful scientific and pedagogical activities and achievements in training highly qualified specialists, she was awarded a Certificate of Honor (2023) and a Certificate (2022) of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, a Certificate of Honor (2023) and a Certificate (2017, 2020) of the Belarusian State Academy of Music, and was also noted Gratitude from the Minister of Education of the Republic of Belarus (2019) and the Rector of the Belarusian State Academy of Music (2016, 2019, 2021).

In 2019, she completed an internship at the St.Petersburg State Conservatory named after N.A.Rimsky-Korsakov.

The musician’s creative achievements are covered in the print and electronic media of Belarus, Russia and neighboring countries, and are also reflected in various programs of the Belteleradiocompany.

 

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