The Department of Musical Art was established in July 1997. The Academic Secretary of the department is academician P. Chupryna. 
Full members (academicians) of the Department - M.Vantukh, Hero of Ukraine (2004); I.Pylatyuk, V.Rozhok, Y.Savchuk, Hero of Ukraine (2009), Y.Stankovych, Hero of Ukraine (2009), P.Chupryna; corresponding members - A.Havrylets, I.-J. Hamkalo, L.Dychko, Zh.Kolodub, V.Sirenko, O.Skrypnyk, I.Shcherbakov. The Department's Academic Secretary is R. Stankovych-Spolska, PhD Candidate in Art History.
The Department pursues to establish scientific and creative ties with higher education institutions in Kyiv, Donetsk, Lviv, Odesa, Kharkiv and other cities of Ukraine, publishers, newspapers, magazines, national creative unions, theatres and concert venues of Ukraine.
All the higher music education institutions under the Department's supervision are centres of music education and science in Ukraine. One of the Department's priorities is to ensure the humanisation of music education, fostering a highly professional future musical prominent figures of Ukraine, developing the aesthetic culture of young students, and shaping their professionalism, national identity and respect for national and world cultural traditions.
Members of the Music Department are proactive founders and participants in many international and national scientific and artistic projects and events, including international art projects such as "New Music in Ukraine" (2008-2009 season), the International Children's Festival "Artek Dawns", the International Festival of Contemporary Music "Music Premieres of the Season", the well-known International Festivals "Kyiv Music Fest", the International Competition of Pianists named after E.Gilels, the International music festivals "Kharkiv Assemblies", "Contrasts" in Lviv city and many others.
The members of the Department work diligently in the field of music and pedagogy, supervise the scientific work of students, postgraduates and doctoral students, and are regular participants in international scientific conferences, seminars and round tables on music and pedagogical creativity research. The Department of Musical Art of the NAA of Ukraine is a unique epicentre of the country's cultural life, where the most powerful artistic forces are concentrated. 
The creativity of the Department's members is at the forefront of global scientific and artistic expression, and we owe the high artistic level of our culture to them. Representing the eminence of Ukrainian society, the artists achieve the highest results and sincere recognition through their work.