Brass and Percussion Instruments Department

Position: Проректор по идеологической и воспитательной работе
Education: Belarusian State Academy of Music (2010, class of N.Volkov), Graduate School (2011)
Courses taught: Special instrument, Chamber ensemble, Sight reading and learning of orchestral parts, Introductory practice, Performing practice

He was born in 1969 in Slutsk (Minsk region).

Since 2013 works as a trumpet teacher in Belarusian State Academy of Music, since September 2017 – as a senior teacher, since 2020 – is the Dean of Orchestra Faculty, Associate Professor of the Brass and Percussion Instruments Department.

M.Shkulepa is a high professional musician, laureate of different national and international competitions.

In his performing practice continues traditions of performing school of trumpet performance set but his teacher N.Volkov. In his repertoire there are works of different epochs and genre-stylistic features. In his pedagogic work he widely uses achievements of national and foreign sciences, encourages students on active research. Successfully conducts scientific-methodological work, holds master-classes and helps educational establishments of the Republic of Belarus methodologically. His students annually participate in class concerts.

Among his students: – XIX International Competition-Festival of Musical-Art Creativity. Slavic meetings: 1^st degree S.Kovaliuk, 11^th prize L.Gevorkov (Minsk).

In 2021 was awarded Certificate of Honor from rector’s office of Belarusian State Academy of Music “For professional achievements and contribution into upbringing creative youth”.

Publications:

He compelled educational programmes:

• «Ensemble», 2016.
• «Chamber ensemble», 2016.
• «Sight reading and learning of orchestral parts», 2016.
• «Introductory practice», 2017.

 Articles:

• “Concert genre for trumpet in the works of V.Domoratsky”// Issues of modern musicology in research of young scientists. – Minsk: Belarusian State Academy of Music, 2019.
• Musical instrument and creative intention of the composer // News of Belarusian State Academy of Music. – 2021.
• Trumpet in the works of G.Gorelova // Scientific works of Belarusian State Academy of Music. – Minsk, Belarusian State Academy of Music, 2021.
• Phenomena of individual performing style in the context of Belarusian trumpet performance school // Scientific works of Belarusian State Academy of Music. – Minsk, Belarusian State Academy of Music, 2020.

Materials of the conferences:

• Music of Belarusian composers for the trumpet: at the crossroads of composer’s and performer’s schools // Scientific-analytical magazine. – 2022, – № 2(134).
• Dialogues about culture and art. Materials of XI All-Russian scientific-practical conference with international participation (Perm,. 2021)
• Trumpet at Belarusian-Polish lands in XVIII century // Culture. Science. Art. XV International scientific-practical conference, Minsk, 2021.

Theses

• Trumpet in the works of G.Gorelova // Theses of international scientific conference “Music epochs and styles in the mirror of modern art processes”, Belarusian State Academy of Music, 2020.