The only one in the world. Moscow Military Music School of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation V. Enrollment of candidates in the school

Alexander Petrovich Gerasimov, Colonel, Honored Artist of Russia, head of the Moscow Military Music School, talks about this unique and one of a kind educational institution. For almost 80 years, students of this educational institution have been opening military parades on Red Square. Young men who receive education in it combine and improve the skill of an artist and the prowess of a Russian warrior. Its graduates form the basis of the Russian military orchestra service.

Text: Vera Rzhevkina and Andrey Musket

– The military music school is a unique institution where military discipline is combined with the freedom of the spirit of art. What, in your opinion, are the main advantages of such education?

- It seems to me that the main advantage of our educational institution is the atmosphere created in the school and providing an opportunity for young men aged 15-16 who entered our school to study music without distraction. When I was graduating from a civil music school, I had many temptations. There are no such temptations here.

- How is the training program formed? How much time is devoted to music and how long does military training take?

- The training program is formed on the basis of the federal state educational standard (FSES) of secondary vocational education, established by the relevant decree of the government of the Russian Federation. Military training, contrary to false rumors, is not very much. In percentage terms, this is no more than 10%. Basically, these are the initial basics of military training, of course, drill training as a profile. We train military musicians with the further aim of obtaining a higher military musical education, therefore the skill of musicians in the ranks is the most important professional component of a military musician.

– Who are the young people who come to study with you today? What are their expectations and motivations?

- Different. Especially at the time of entry. Most of the children are brought by the hand by their parents, especially mothers. Unfortunately, young men at the age of 15-16 - and this has been proven by psychologists - rarely independently and consciously choose their future profession. As a rule, in such a period of uncertainty, young men do not know where to go to do. Many go here as to a music school, they perceive the school as some kind of additional education, where it is simply interesting to study music. Parents are more aware of the prospects of such education. I would say that the strength of the school and its teaching staff lies in the created atmosphere of lively creativity, which makes it possible for the fourth, graduating course to prepare specialists from our students who have decided on their choice of profession, clearly follow this choice and have very good prospects.

- What is the future fate of graduates? Do alumni participate in the life of the school?

- Yes. The pride of our school is, of course, our graduates. In general, I am confident in the universality of the principle: an educational institution is highly rated when its graduates are highly rated. Only then can an educational institution be assessed as good and providing good basic training. The bulk of our graduates enter the Military Institute of Military Conductors of the Military University of the Ministry of Defense (the prototype of the modern university is the Military Faculty of the Moscow State Conservatory, which was created in 1935 on the basis of the Department of the Orchestra Faculty of the Conservatory). This university is our main customer, and the best of the best go there to later become officers, military conductors and join a small, but very glorious squad of military conductors. Some of the graduates continue their musical education in leading specialized universities: the Moscow Conservatory named after P.I. Tchaikovsky, the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, the Schnittke Institute, the Moscow State Institute of Culture, etc. Some graduates immediately after graduating from college serve in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. And here we can proudly say that our graduates, even not the strongest, are in demand in any military creative team as well-trained, knowing the basics of military service firsthand, able to act correctly in the ranks, perfectly mastered the service-combat repertoire. And, as a rule, our graduates form the backbone of military creative teams.

– Is it the only educational institution of its kind in the world?

- Yes. To date, this is the only educational institution in the world where young people are fully supported by the state with a full cycle of residence. Although this year, on September 1, a cadet school similar to ours was opened, but not within the framework of the Ministry of Defense, but on the basis of the Moscow State Institute of Culture, within the framework of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. On the territory of this institute there is a cadet musical corps, where children are fully supported by the state.

- A company of drummers traditionally opens parades on Red Square, which confirms the legendary status of the educational institution. How is the preparation for this event going?

– First of all, about this military ritual. The military parade on Red Square is the main, most basic and very first of the military rituals that exists in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. And to take part in it is a great honor, but also a huge responsibility. Literally since the establishment of the Military Music School as a prototype of our school (the school was established in 1937), since 1938, drummers have taken part in the parade, and since 1940 they have been honored to open all military parades on Red Square. This magnificent tradition is nearly 77 years old. As for the training... Well, first of all, a company of drummers is being trained as part of the entire ceremonial calculation, and the ceremonial calculation begins to prepare from November of the previous year. In order to participate in the military parade in 2016, we will begin preparations from November 2015. The active part of the training begins in the third decade of March and until May 9, as part of the consolidated training of the troops of the Moscow garrison. But before that, there is a lot of work to be done on individual training, coordination of ranks, training and training directly in drumming. A company of drummers in the amount of 90 people participates in the parade. Of these, there are no more than eight professional drummers, all the rest are brass players who must master drumming, the so-called “March No. 1”, performing which, they will then proudly and with maximum efficiency pass the first parade on foot on Red Square.

- What other traditions exist that are preserved in the school to this day?

- One of these traditions is the preparation of the combined orchestra of the school to perform at the best concert venues in Moscow and other large cities. The school has a great creative potential, having which, it would be completely wrong not to show it to the audience. Moreover, any performance of a musician in public is the best practical training, since you can train a musician for a long time and correctly, but if the musician does not perform, he does not have the opportunity to show his art in public, he cannot see and hear the listener's reaction to his performance, he will never become a musician, he will remain a student.

– The orchestra of the school tours a lot both within the country and abroad. What place does the school occupy on an international scale, and what, perhaps, is the peculiarity of the Russian school?

- Regarding the Russian school ... Yes, a good question. For 16 years there has been a big project called "Suvorov Days in Switzerland". It has been held for more than 15 years every year in the last ten days of September. In addition, we participate in the international festival "Tattoo on Stage", which is held in Lucerne. We perform together with recruits (Swiss military musicians of the first draft) from Aarau (German: Aarau). This is a recruiting school in Switzerland that trains military musicians. True, there are older guys. This project is very dear to us, because Switzerland has a very honest audience. Against the background of performances by Western European orchestras - and not only Swiss orchestras perform there, bands from Italy, Germany, Great Britain come there, last year from New Zealand - the national palette of the military is extensive, the performance of our guys is perceived, as a rule, with a bang. Even though in purely professional terms, our children sometimes make inaccuracies that are characteristic of students.

But due to the correct use of agogics * in music, when not only sounds are extracted, not only any strokes are performed, but music is performed with spiritual uplift, with a certain mood, Suvorovites carry the audience with them, and the grateful audience responds with warmth. Our music, being very emotional, in a good performance, touches the strings inside quite strongly, even for "cold" European listeners, such as the Swiss. As a sign of special disposition, the Swiss public stands up and gives a standing ovation for a long time. This is a manifestation of the highest degree of admiration among quite spoiled Europeans.

- What, in your opinion, is the most interesting foreign festival where you have participated?

– We are often invited to various foreign festivals. But we, unfortunately, cannot afford to accept such invitations often. For several years, the organizers of a very large festival in Basel, Switzerland, have been trying to get our participation. But we can’t, because this time falls just on vacation. And we have no right to disrupt the educational process. We were invited to Scotland for the Edinburgh Festival, one of the oldest, for the same reasons we turned down the offer, because participation in the festival could interfere with the educational process.

Suvorov orchestras have taken part in many foreign festivals, but I can safely say that one of the brightest, most powerful, largest military wind music festivals is now taking place not outside our Fatherland, but just here, here in Moscow, on Krasnaya square, and is called the Spasskaya Tower. This year it was held for the eighth time. This festival is truly global. Comparing the foreign festivals we have seen, knowing how they are held, there is almost nothing nearby: in terms of scale, in terms of the resources that are involved in this festival, in terms of programs. Spasskaya Tower is now truly the best festival on a global scale. Although it sounds pathetic, it is really true.

- And what exactly does participation in such a large-scale festival as the Spasskaya Tower give?

- First of all, the opportunity to see another performing school. A musician who does not listen to other performers cannot develop. That is why festivals are good because there is an opportunity to listen to your colleagues. Secondly, you get to know a different musical culture, it always enriches you, you hear different music with a different national flavor, a different national flavor. Well, and, perhaps, the most important thing is the opportunity to see your location, so to speak, to see where you are in comparison with other creative teams - higher, lower, very far to the side or very close, or ahead of the rest - to feel your place in this temporary segment: how ready you are, how you meet modern standards.

– I know that you collaborate with famous Russian musicians. Tell us about this experience.

- We cannot boast of a very large volume of concert performances, because our main purpose is still study, unlike military creative teams that are intended to participate in military rituals, provide musical support for various events and prepare concert programs. We are often invited to participate in various federal events. There was an experience of performing with Oleg Gazmanov, Iosif Davydovich Kobzon, at one time they performed with Alexandra Nikolaevna Pakhmutova - these are very pleasant memories. For the third year, the school's orchestra has been successfully participating in the Invasion rock festival, which takes place in the Tver region. At the last festival, the orchestra performed together with Diana Arbenina, who, in her interviews, spoke in excellent tones about working with us.

– How is the repertoire formed in the orchestra in general? Are there any contemporary pieces?

We provide academic education. Therefore, without knowledge of the classics, without the performance of academic music, it is simply impossible to “lay down” the correct performing basis. It must be admitted that the repertoire of military orchestras is not as huge, not as luxurious as that of symphony and even folk orchestras. Of course, there is an anthology of works for brass bands, especially marching music. First of all, such "pillars" of military marches as Semyon Chernetsky, Nikolai Ivanov-Radkevich, Viktor Runov, Dmitry Pertsev, Julius Khait, etc. - marches that are included in the golden collection of Russian military music, old Russian marches. A fairly large repertoire of wonderful works by Soviet composers. It should be noted that a lot of good music was written for the brass band in the Soviet period. Now there are few modern authors writing music for brass bands, and good authors can be counted on the fingers. Many modern composers are fond of the so-called modern vision of music... I don't want to criticize it, it has the right to exist, it must, of course, develop, but it is quite far from academic music - good classical music.

Thank God that we have a modern author of military marches - Valery Mikhailovich Khalilov, a truly outstanding author who writes magnificent brass music. He wrote many beautiful marches, wonderful works for a brass band - lyrical, unfortunately, not so well known. The music is very kind and emotional, and almost no one writes such music for brass bands now.

In addition to the large wind orchestra, the school has a big band that performs jazz music, there are instrumental ensembles that also play rock music, there is a whole palette of genres subject to brass musicians. In the system of additional education, which performs the function of a creative laboratory, there are a vocal studio, academic and Orthodox choirs, a choreography studio, in a word, all areas that may be of interest to young musicians. The best performing projects, such as the Spasskaya Tower or the Philharmonic Concert, are born at the intersection of these creative directions.

- In addition to this question: are there any fundamental differences in the organization of the orchestra, in the repertoire from other military orchestras, both ours and foreign ones?

- No, no, you know, the principles of teaching music are universal and go from teacher to student. This is how it was a thousand years ago, and still remains. And training in an orchestra cannot fundamentally differ, everything follows the same principle - from individual training through ensemble performance to playing music as part of an orchestra. This is a universal principle. He works both in the East and in the West, in Eurasia - anywhere, anywhere in the world.

- Is the current curriculum at the school different from the one that was before?

- I would say it has become more intense, more versatile. If you want to engage in such a genre as rock, please, to your health. Do you want to do choreography? Yes, there is such an opportunity, we have an excellent additional education. Do you want to do martial arts? Please, there is a great master, sambo coach. Now the range of opportunities for obtaining any competencies from modern Suvorovites has greatly expanded. Therefore, if our young man suddenly does not go to any additional education, we begin to look at him with caution, because he must develop himself not only in music, but also in something else. He must be busy 24 hours a day, because four years is the period during which we must invest in the heart, soul, brain of a Suvorov student as much as possible good emotions, more good knowledge, teach the art of music. And this is impossible without a broad outlook, without the desire to absorb as much information as possible. A musician who is “fixated” only on his “native” instrument is primitive and cannot be a good performer. Any good musician, as a rule, is interested in all genres, tries to try himself almost everywhere - he listens a lot, plays music a lot, he always gets feedback from those who listen to him. Then it becomes a master.

- What emotions would you like to evoke in the audience during the speech?

- Variety. Every year we always make a big program in some concert hall in Moscow. You can call it a reporting concert, in which a combined orchestra, a combined choir, necessarily a big band take part, in a word - all the creative teams that are currently in the school. Concerts are held with full halls, we have our own admirers, our fans, which is very nice. The goal of any concert is to “hook” the listener. It can be some kind of bright emotions, on the verge of humor, or maybe, on the contrary, mournful ones that make you think. Any mood. When our boys see the response of the audience, when they see through applause, through the reaction of the listeners, through empathy, that their presentation of musical material is a success, the greatest, most wonderful moment comes when a musician is born. A sincere response from the viewer can be obtained only when there is a talented performance. If you play correctly, but you didn’t hurt, didn’t give any sensuality, didn’t lead anyone along with you ... well, at best, they will politely give you a couple of claps.

- Is studying at a military music school just education or is it a broader concept?

- In addition to a good education as such, according to state educational standards, they provide appropriate education here. It was for this purpose that the first cadet corps were created more than 300 years ago. Ivan Betsky, one of the outstanding figures of education under Catherine II, wrote in a memorandum to the Empress about the need for educational institutions to educate a new breed of Russian nobles, where, in addition to teaching military art, they would educate, creating a sovereign person, taught to be such - a person who is oriented subsequently serve the state, whether it be a military career or service in a civilian field. And the whole history of the Suvorov schools as such and, of course, our school confirms this. Graduates, as a rule, work honestly and hard for the good of the Fatherland, making up its glory and pride.

- Well, in conclusion, the image of a real man is often associated with a man in military uniform. What qualities do you think a college graduate should have?

- First of all - a good, strong professional. Primarily.

– As a musician or as a soldier?

- It's inseparable. Military musician is a profession. The ability to work in a team, the ability to subordinate one's desires to a common desire, the ability to contribute to a common cause - these are all components of a military musician. In any, including the military-creative team. It's agility, it's concentration. In my opinion, one of the strengths of our educational institution is the ability to teach our Suvorov students how to work with the material. Fast and slick. Therefore, some of our graduates who have decided to change their professional trajectory altogether, to leave music - and there are such cases, they are few, fortunately, but there are - they enter MGIMO, and Baumanka, and the Military Medical Academy ... In such cases, it seemed would be, far from the musical, humanitarian training of the institution, and indeed they do! And they do it easily. For one simple reason - by this time they have mastered the teaching methods and the ability to organize the process in a military way. Any accomplished musician will say that talent is necessary, but without diligence, without the ability to assemble and organize oneself, it is worth nothing.

In order to organize a high-quality selection of candidates for enrollment in the Moscow Military Music School of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, I order:

1. Approve the procedure for admission to the Moscow Military Music School of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (appendix to this order).

2. To impose control over the implementation of this order on the Secretary of State - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation A. Serdyukov

Appendix

The procedure for admission to the Moscow Military Music School of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

I. General provisions

1. This Procedure regulates the work with candidates for admission to study at the Moscow Military Music School 1 , the organization and conduct of competitive entrance examinations, as well as the admission of candidates to the school.

2. Minor citizens of the Russian Federation under the age of 16 (as of September 1 of the year of admission), who have basic general education, musical training in the scope of the educational program of the children's music school, who own one of the wind or percussion musical instruments, can enter the school, fit for health reasons, physically prepared and psychologically ready for training (hereinafter referred to as candidates).

3. For admission to the school, candidates are selected who have studied one of the foreign languages ​​taught at the school: English or German in general educational institutions.

4. Admission of candidates to the school is carried out based on the results of competitive entrance examinations in the Russian language and musical disciplines, checking their psychological readiness for studying at the school, physical fitness, as well as on the basis of an assessment of documents characterizing the social, creative and sports achievements of candidates.

5. The preferential right to enroll in schools, subject to successful completion of competitive entrance examinations and compliance with other requirements established for applicants, is granted to candidates in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.

II. Organization of work with candidates and registration of their personal files

6. Carrying out the necessary information and explanatory work, placing in the media relevant materials on recruitment at the school are carried out annually in accordance with the orders of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.

7. The application of the parents (legal representatives) of the candidate addressed to the head of the school on the admission of the candidate is sent to the school annually from April 15 to June 1.

8. The following documents and information are attached to the application:

1) a personal statement of the candidate addressed to the head of the school;

2) a certified copy of the birth certificate and copies of pages 2, 3, 5 of the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation;

3) candidate's autobiography;

4) a copy of the student’s personal file, certified by the official seal of the general educational institution, the candidate’s pedagogical profile, signed by the class teacher and director, and the candidate’s psychological profile, signed by the teacher-psychologist and director, with justification for the expediency of the student entering the school;

5) four photographs 3x4 cm in size with a place for a seal in the lower right corner;

6) a copy of the medical insurance policy (except for citizens permanently residing outside the Russian Federation);

7) a copy of the candidate's medical record for admission to the school, certified by the seal of the medical institution;

8) a copy of the financial and personal account and an extract from the house book from the place of residence (registration);

9) certificate from the place of service (work) of parents (legal representatives) or other document characterizing their labor activity;

10) anthropometric data of the candidate (height, clothing size, chest circumference, hip circumference, shoe and headgear size);

11) documents confirming the candidate's right to benefits upon admission to the school:

a) for orphans and children left without parental care, in addition:

certified copies of the death certificate of the only or both parents;

a copy of the decision of the court or local authorities on the establishment of guardianship (guardianship);

a certified copy of the certificate of the guardian (custodian);

recommendation for admission from the commission on minors and protection of their rights at the place of residence of the student and the guardianship and guardianship authority of the subject of the Russian Federation from where the student arrived;

certificate or extract from the personal file of the parent - a military serviceman who died in the line of military service or died as a result of an injury (wound, injury, concussion) or illness received by him in the line of military service, on exclusion from the lists of a military unit, a copy of the death certificate;

certificate of the parent's military service (on work in a military unit or organization of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation), certified by the official seal;

certificate of length of service of the parent - military man in calendar terms (20 years or more), certified by the official seal, or a certified copy of the certificate "Veteran of military service";

an extract from the order for dismissal from military service upon reaching the age limit for military service, for health reasons or in connection with organizational and staff measures, if the total duration of military service is 20 years or more in calendar terms, certified by a stamp.

In addition to the listed documents, other documents may be attached that testify to the achievements of the candidate (copies of letters, diplomas, commendations, certificates, certificates of participation in various zonal, city, regional creative competitions, festivals, sports competitions and other documents characterizing social, creative and sports achievements candidate).

Original documents confirming the candidate's right to benefits upon admission, a medical book, as well as an extract from the candidate's report card with grades for the corresponding academic year certified by the official seal of the educational institution with the obligatory indication of the foreign language being studied are presented by the candidate upon arrival directly to the school.

III. Organization of the work of the admission committee of the school

9. In order to effectively and efficiently organize work with candidates, the head of the school issues an order to organize the work of the selection committee of the school, which should consist of the following subcommittees:

subcommittee on the verification of personal files;

a subcommittee to determine the psychological readiness of candidates for studying at a school;

subcommittee for the verification of general education of candidates;

subcommittee for the verification of the musical training of candidates.

The composition of the admissions committee of the school, as well as the technical staff of the admissions committee of the school involved, must change annually by at least 20%.

Meetings of the selection committee of the school are drawn up in minutes, which are signed by all members of the selection committee and approved by its chairman.

10. Received personal files of candidates are considered by the selection committee of the school.

Candidates who are unfit for health reasons, do not correspond to the level of education and age, or in whose personal file the documents specified in paragraph 8 of this Procedure are not presented, are not allowed to competitive entrance examinations.

Parents (legal representatives) of candidates who are denied admission to competitive entrance examinations are sent a notice signed by the chairman of the selection committee of the school indicating the reasons. In case of disagreement with the decision of the selection committee of the school, the parents (legal representatives) of candidates who are denied admission to competitive entrance examinations may appeal to the chairmen of the selection committee of the school and the central selection committee for the selection and enrollment of candidates for the Suvorov military, Nakhimov naval, Moscow military music school and cadet corps of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

11. Every year before June 25, the admission committee of the school sends a notice to the parents (legal representatives) of candidates admitted to competitive entrance examinations indicating the date of the candidate’s arrival at the school, on the basis of which military transportation documents are issued at the military commissariat at the candidate’s place of residence for his passage to the school.

IV. The procedure for admission to the school and conducting competitive entrance examinations

12. Competitive entrance examinations are carried out annually from July 25 to August 10, during which the following is carried out:

determining the psychological readiness of candidates for training;

determining the physical fitness of candidates;

entrance examinations in the Russian language and musical disciplines.

13. Determining the psychological readiness of candidates for training includes their socio-psychological study, as well as psychological and psycho-physiological examinations, based on the results of which appropriate conclusions are prepared.

14. Entrance tests in musical disciplines are held in the form of an exam in the volume of the educational program of the children's music school in the following disciplines: musical instrument (practically), solfeggio, elementary music theory (written and oral).

15. Candidates with good and excellent marks in the certificate of basic general education and who graduated from the children's music school with excellent marks, take the exam only in wind and percussion instruments. Upon receiving a grade of 5 (excellent), they are exempted from further entrance exams, and when they receive a grade of 4 (good) or 3 (satisfactory), they pass exams on a general basis.

16. Based on the results of determining psychological readiness, physical fitness, conducting entrance examinations in the Russian language and musical disciplines, as well as on the basis of the assessment of documents characterizing social, creative and sports achievements, candidates are given a single score, which is entered on the list of competitive entrance examinations and on the competition list.

17. The minutes of the meeting of the selection committee of the school should contain specific proposals for the enrollment (not enrollment) of candidates, indicating the reasons for which this or that decision is made. The protocol signed by the members of the subcommittee is approved by the chairman of the selection committee.

V. Admission of candidates to the school

18. The admissions committee of the school, based on the results of competitive entrance examinations, draws up competitive lists.

The order in which candidates are included in the competitive lists is determined in accordance with the points scored.

Candidates who have a priority right to enroll in a school, if their scores are equal to other candidates, are included in the competitive list in relation to them in the first place.

Competitive lists of candidates annually before August 15 are sent to the central selection committee.

19. The Central Admission Committee prepares a draft order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation on the admission of candidates to the school and submits it for approval to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Lists of enrolled candidates are posted on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in the global information network "Internet".

20. A student certificate is issued to an enrolled candidate at the school.

21. Candidates who are not enrolled in the school are issued military transportation documents for travel to their place of residence, as well as a certificate of the results of competitive entrance examinations, signed by the secretary of the school's admissions committee and certified by the stamp of the school.

22. Competitive selection materials for enrolled candidates are kept at the school during the entire training cycle, for non-enrolled candidates - for a year.

2 Further in the text of this Procedure, unless otherwise stated, for brevity, the central selection committee for the selection and enrollment of candidates for the Suvorov military, Nakhimov Naval, Moscow military music school and cadet corps of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will be referred to as the central selection committee.

The Moscow Military Music School is the only educational institution of secondary vocational (musical) education in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

It traces its history back to the 2nd Moscow School of Military Musical Pupils of the Red Army, established in 1937 by a joint resolution of the People's Commissariat of Defense of the RSFSR and the People's Commissariat of Education of the RSFSR.

The school was formed from musically gifted boys from orphanages, the children of those who fell heroically in the battles for the freedom and independence of our Motherland. The school was given the task of training and educating young musicians to replenish the military bands of the Red Army.

About 200 children study at the Moscow Military Music School. Every year 40-50 military musicians graduate from here. They receive a diploma of secondary specialized education and qualifications - an orchestra artist, head of a creative team, teacher of a children's music school. The best graduates enter the Moscow Military Conservatory. The rest of the young men are sent to the troops and serve in military bands.

The pride of the school are its graduates. During the existence of the Moscow Military Music School, more than three thousand people graduated from it, most of whom became mature and experienced teachers, talented musicians and conductors.

First of all, these are prominent figures of Russian wind music, the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, leaders of the country's leading creative teams:

• Honored Art Worker of the RSFSR, laureate of the State Prize and the Lenin Komsomol Prize, Major General N.M. Mikhailov (1932-2006),
• Head of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - Chief Military Conductor, Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation, member of the Union of Composers of Russia, Major General Khalilov V.M.,
• People's Artists of the Russian Federation: Captain First Rank Danilchenko A.S., Ivanov V.I., Politikov S.I., Solodakhin V.M.

Minor male citizens of the Russian Federation aged no older than 16 (as of December 31 of the year of admission), who have a basic general education, musical training in the volume of a children's music school, who, as a rule, own one of the wind or percussion musical tools suitable for health reasons and meeting the requirements of professional psychological selection. Suvorovites also undergo compulsory military training.

On the work of the selection committee.

The work of the admission committee of the school is regulated by the order of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation No. 405 dated April 24, 2010.

The composition of the admission committee of the school changes annually by 20%. Meetings of the selection committee of the school are drawn up in minutes, which are signed by all members of the selection committee and approved by its chairman.

Received personal files of candidates are considered by the admission committee of the school.

Candidates who are unfit for health reasons, who do not correspond to the level of education and age or in their personal file, who do not submit the documents specified in the rules for admission, are not allowed to competitive entrance examinations.

Parents (legal representatives) of candidates who are denied admission to competitive entrance examinations are sent a notice signed by the chairman of the selection committee of the school indicating the reasons.

In case of disagreement with the decision of the selection committee of the school, the parents (legal representatives) of candidates who are denied admission to competitive entrance examinations may appeal to the chairmen of the selection committee of the school and the central selection committee for the selection and enrollment of candidates for the Suvorov military, Nakhimov naval , Moscow military music school and cadet corps of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The parents (legal representatives) of candidates admitted to the competitive entrance examinations of the admissions committee of the school are annually sent a notice by June 25 indicating the date of the candidate's arrival at the school, on the basis of which military transportation documents are issued at the military commissariat at the candidate's place of residence for his travel to the school.