She was also an amateur musician and singer, and played the accordion contributing to her younger son's growing passion for music. In 1916, 7-year old Zeynally started attending the Derbent Realschule, a local primary school, where he became a member of the school choir and was taught to play the clarinet often participating in public performances of an amateur brass band outside school. In 1920, the family moved to Baku, Azerbaijan, where Zeynally continued his education at a military school, at which in addition he learned to play the trumpet.
She was also an amateur musician and singer, and played the accordion contributing to her younger son's growing enthusiasm for music. In 1916, a 7-year-old Zeynally began attending the Derbent Realschule, a local primary school, where he joined the school choir and learned to play the clarinet frequently participating in public performances of an amateur brass band outside school. In 1920, the family relocated to Baku, Azerbaijan, where Zeynally continued his education at a military school, where in addition he learned to play the trumpet.