People’s Artist of Russia Oleg Gazmanov told socialbites.ca that it would be a great honor for him to have his songs included in the curriculum of school music classes. He stated that “many” children come to his concerts and know almost all of his repertoire.
“Of course, it would be a great honor and recognition for me if my songs and especially my poems consisting of songs were included in school programs. I don’t only see young and old people at my concerts. Many children come to me and sing almost my entire repertoire. I remember the songs of my childhood. Pioneer and Komsomol songs. They glorified love for the Motherland, courage, honor and many other moral and beautiful things. That’s what’s missing now. “I hope my songs and poems will be useful,” he said.
On March 19, State Duma deputy Sergei Kolunov said that the Russian Ministry of Education supports the idea of u200bu200bincluding the songs of singers Oleg Gazmanov, Shaman, the Lyube group and other contemporary artists in the curriculum of school music classes. According to the lawmaker, the state will need to create a list of patriotic artists together with experts and parent organizations.
Expanding the repertoire of music lessons will not have much impact on the educational process, said Dmitry Kazakov, a member of the Council of the Interregional Educational Employees “Teachers” Union. He stated that such a step would not help develop a sense of patriotism in children.
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