In 2021, major repairs are planned in two music schools in Kazan

This year in Kazan, it is planned to overhaul the children's music school № 2 at 25A Galimjan Barudi Street. The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin visited the school, where he got acquainted with the project of reconstruction of the building.

Children's music school № 2 is one of the oldest schools in the city –next year it will celebrate its 75th anniversary. Initially, the school was located in the building of the children's music school № 18 on Frunze Street, and in 1989 it moved to a building with a total area of 2534.6 sq.m. at 25A Galimjan Barudi Street.

Now 460 children from six to eighteen years have music lessons in school. There are piano, instrumental, wind, folk, vocal, art departments, as well as the department of string instruments in school. According to the director of the school Fanuz Gaisin, most children show interest in piano.

The Mayor of Kazan visited the classrooms, talked with teachers and young musicians of the school. The children noted that they practice music with pleasure, largely due to the support of teachers.

Renovation of the building is planned to begin this year, it will be held under the “Culture” national project. All 29 classrooms will be renovated in the building, and special attention will be paid to the assembly hall. Igor Portnov, the project designer, said that acoustic panels will be installed on the walls, they will allow to convey the full power of the sound of the instruments. The ceiling in the assembly hall will remain the same.

As for the color scheme, light tones will be used. “We want to make the room more airy, spacious, the main feature of the project will be the design of the ceiling and floor in the lobby, where we will use tiles and lamps to create an imitation of piano keys”, - said the designer.

In addition, this year in the city, according to the “Culture” national project, the children's music school № 10 in the Yudino district at 49 Revolyutsionnaya Street will be renovated.