Popularization of Folk Musical Instruments Among Young People (by the Example of the Kazakh Traditional Kobyz)

Abstract

Abstract. The author of the article researches the subject of popularization of folk musical
instruments in the milieu of young people, regarding the traditional Kazakh instrumental
kobyz. In the current conditions of globalization and westernization the succession of
musical culture from one generation to the next has been made considerably more difficult.
The possibility of solving this problem is perceived in the synthesis of contemporary music
with an original national tradition, and specimens of Kazakh music are cited in the article.
It has become a widespread form of activity among graduates of musical higher educational
institutions in Kazakhstan to form their own musical ensembles which include the kobyz as
a mandatory instrument in their ensembles. The author of the article demonstrates that the
Kazakh traditional kobyz is endowed a huge potential for its popularization among the youth.
The question of defining the paths of development of traditional art without violation of its
originality in the process of popularization is indicated. Its solution is perceived in following
the principle of preserving the specificity of the arsenal of a concrete folk instrument when
performing on it or using its sound in experimental compositions. The present approach is
substantiated by the ability of each folk instrument to preserve and transmit the mentality of
the people that created it.

Keywords: folk musical instruments, popularization, music for the youth, kobyz, ethnic-folk
music