Pregledni rad
Varaždin Music School as the Leader of Continuous Music Life in the City in the last Period of its Operation (1936 to 2008)
Dada Ruža
; Glazben škola Varaždin, Varaždin, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Since its foundation in 1828, the Varaždin Music School has interrupted and resumed its operation fi ve times, always changing its organizational structure from the civil society to local government institutions, and from entrepreneurial collaboration of private music teachers to the state school. In the last period of its operation starting in 1936, the School has been the only music institution in the city which has preserved its continuity until today. Such continuity was interrupted in all the other music institutions, like amateur societies, professional orchestras and music and stage groups. Those especially meritorious for preserving the continuity of the School are: Marij a Šanjek, Krešimir Filić, Anka Stöhr, Otilij a Petrony-Kaderžavek, Josip Vrhovski and Marij an Zuber. Segments of work which this continuity was based on can be presented in ten points:
1. Mass engagement of the youngest pupils
2. Theoretic and practical teaching
3. Classical and folk ensembles
4. High quality group music making
5. Supporting development of talented students
6. Ensuring high quality, recruitment and professional training of
7. Upgrading of school activities by introducing innovative facilities
8. Upgrading of material and space conditions and school equipment
9. Cooperation with other schools, amateur societies and professional
musicians
10. Participation in public cultural life of the community
Today, the school has 645 students from the city of Varaždin, the Varaždin county and several other counties of Northern Croatia, by which its mission of the central music and educational institution of this part of Croatia and the source of professional workers in the area of music professionalism, amateur music and education who develop their careers in Croatia and abroad has been successfully fulfi lled. Always aware that continuity results from development, the School shall try to realize its future goals, these in particular being the establishment of the central school library, renewal of the music and stage groups closed in 1963, and its upgrading into an institution of higher education, set in the 1971 Development Plans. In addition, all other plans resulting from creative processes of the School are also to be pursued.
Ključne riječi
Varaždinu Music School; mass education and excellence; instruments; singing and music theory; classic and folklore instruments; group music making; faculty; innovative contents; material conditions and premises; equipment; professionalism; amateurism and
Hrčak ID:
33957
URI
Datum izdavanja:
9.12.2008.
Posjeta: 2.571 *