String Bow Instruments Department

Position: Head of the String Bow Instruments Department
Academic title: Associate Professor (2017)
Education: Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.Lunacharsky (1980, class of R.Nodel), probation assistantship there (1982, class of N.Bratennikov)
Courses taught: Special instrument, Sight reading and study of orchestral parts, Pedagogical practice, Professionally-oriented practice

Born on October 10, 1956 in Minsk (Belarus). Since 1982 – teacher at the Violin Department of the Belarusian State Conservatory named after A.Lunacharsky part-time, since 2002 – teacher at the Belarusian State Academy of Music as the main job. Since 2005 – Head of the Violin Department, since 2011 – String Instruments Department, Associate Professor (2017).

1982-1990 – member of the String Quartet of the Union of Composers of the BSSR (Yu.Gershovich – 1 violin, T.Bodneva – 2 violin, V.Batkina – viola, N.Shcherbakov – cello). The Quartet has stock records of the National State Television and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus.

Member of the Belarusian Union of Musical Workers.

T.Bodneva is a highly professional musician, violin teacher since 1982. Fluently navigates the documents regulating her work activities. Her qualifications for training specialists meet the requirements of Higher education. Specialists are in demand in creative groups and education institutions of the Republic. Among the students of T.Bodneva – laureates of international competitions Ekaterina Pukst, Marta Janusz (Tsuman), Oksana Budchenko, Faria Babul, Galina Poznyak, Dmitry Yukhnevich, Valeria Khodosevich and others.

Her deep professional knowledge, competence, and constant desire to improve professionalism deserve respect. In her pedagogical work she widely uses the achievements of national and foreign science and introduces class students to creative research. She is successfully engaged in scientific and methodological work, conducts master classes and provides methodological assistance to education institutions of the Republic of Belarus. Class concerts are held annually and the public is introduced to new musical works. Organizer of the annual Republican Festival of Belarusian music for string instruments (since 2010). She approaches her work creatively, has the ability to analyze the situation and make decisions when emergency problems arise. Performs her duties in full.

She has numerous certificates, diplomas and commendations for her excellent pedagogical work in training young performers.

T.Bodneva is the chairman of the State Qualifying Commission at the Gomel State College of Arts named after N.Sokolovsky, Baranovichi College of Music, Grodno College of Music, Minsk College of Music named after M.Glinka, State Education Institution “Gymnasium-College of Arts named after I.Akhremchik”, Republican Gymnasium-College under the Belarusian State Academy of Music.

Member of the jury of the International Competition “Music of Hope” in Gomel, member of the jury of the II and III International Competition of Performers on String Instruments named after M.Elsky (Minsk, Belarus), chairman of the jury of the Minsk City Open Competition of Performers on String Instruments, chairman of the jury of the Festival named after P.Volodarsky, member of the jury of the IV International Forum of Children and Youth Creativity “StarShow”, member of the jury of the X and XI International Violin Competition named after M.Erdenko (Belgorod, Russia), member of the jury of the Fifteenth Youth Delphic Games of the CIS member states, chairman of the jury of the IV and V Republican Open Competition of Performers on Orchestral Instruments named after E.Glebov, chairman of the jury of the XVI International Children’s Competition-Festival of Slavic Music “Harmony” (Belgorod, Russia).

She was awarded Certificates of Honor from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus, the Belarusian State Academy of Music, the Union of Artists of the BSSR, the Union of Composers of the BSSR, the Union of Musical Workers of the Republic of Belarus.

Publications:

During her work at the Belarusian State Academy of Music, the following training programs were compiled:

• “History of performing arts” for secondary education institutions, 2011.
• “Study of pedagogical repertoire” for secondary education institutions, 2011.
• “Methodology for teaching an instrument” for secondary education institutions, 2012.
• “Introductory practice”, 2014.
• Program for children’s art school in the subject “Musical instrument (violin)”, 2016.
• “Performing practice”, 2016
• “Solo performance of a concert program”, 2017.
• “Professionally oriented (pre-graduate) practice”, 2017.

Educational and methodological publications:

• Selected works by Belarusian composers for violin and piano, issue 1, 2009 (compiler).
• Selected works by Belarusian composers for violin and piano, issue 2, 2009 (compiler).
• Selected works by Belarusian composers for violin and piano, issue 3, 2011 (compiler).
• V.N.Korolchuk. Works for violin and piano, 2017 (compiler, editor of the violin part, author of the introductory article).

Articles:

• Bodneva T.P. Man, teacher, personality. To the 80th anniversary of L.M.Kuleshov / T.P.Bodneva // Bulletin of the Belarusian Academy of Music: scientific-theoretical journal. – Minsk: Belarusian Academy of Music, 2015. – No. 27. – pp. 163-166.
• Bodneva T.P. Continuity and traditions of teaching violin performance in the modern system of music education / T.P.Bodneva // Music education of the XXI century: milestones and prospects: collection of scientific articles Vol. 39. Minsk: Belarusian State Academy of Music. pp. 15-26.
• Bodneva T.P. Remembering the quartet / T.P.Bodneva // Music of life: Articles. Memories. Impressions: In memory of N.S.Shcherbakov. – Minsk: Belarusian State Academy of Music, 2018. – pp. 115-117.