The main national instrument of the Kazakh people, the dombra, is the iconic symbol of the Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools. Today, the elective dombra courses have been introduced in all NIS, within the framework of which the stories of the famous kyuis of Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly, Tattimbet Kazangapula, Nurgisa Tlendiyev are always studied. The project “100 kuydin tarihy” is one of the most popular projects among all. The dombra ensembles and studios work in all schools. Dombra lessons are successfully integrated with the lessons of mathematics, physics, foreign languages. Young musicians amaze the country every year on the traditional flash mob “Uly dala muragerleri”. The systematic work aimed at cultivating the interest in dombra and national music is carried out as a part of the large-scale NIS program to preserve the national values and traditions.
Thousands of students of the Nur-Sultan Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics performed the famous kyuis “Saryarka”, “Balbyrauyn”, “Erkem-ai”, “Kenhes”, “Zhastar bi”, as well as the story of their creation.
- Students of the Nur-Sultan Intellectual School of Physics and Mathematics introduced our country and our culture to the whole world. They have introduced the main musical instrument of the country, which can be called the soul of the people. We all know very well that nagyz kazak (real Kazakh) is dombyra, so the day today can be called historical, – admitted Kulyash Shamshidinova, Chairman of the Board of AEO Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools.
The dombra lesson is planned to be included in the Guinness Book of Records as an online record for the “Largest dombra lesson”.
The application to Guinness World Records (GWR) was submitted in December 2021. According to the requirements of the Guinness Book of Records, more than 25 GWR stewards and 2 witnesses watched the large-scale lesson. There was one independent GWR steward for every 50 participants. The steward was in charge of a specific group, ready to disqualify anyone who left the record zone or did not perform the required action. The Witnesses acted as the trustee of the GWR, they supervised the creation of the record and the absolute adherence to all criteria of the Book.
According to the requirements of Guinness World Records, before the start of a large-scale lesson, all participants were registered at two points: at the first, they scanned their badges and registered through the Candidate-Marker program, at the second, the attendant on duty carried out a mechanical registration of the participants.
245 students from the NIS Ust-Kamenogorsk performed “Sekirtpe” by A. Rayymbergenov. A feature of the performance of this work is the use of techniques such as, “kureu”, “tolkyn”, “iykka koyu”. In addition, the lesson “Dombyra-Dastan” was broadcast live on the school YouTube channel.