Music Education of Roma Students in Croatia as the Encouragement of Croatian Standard Language Acquisition

Professional article

Abstract

The paper deals with the position and possibilities of music education of Roma in the formal education system and outside the system in the context of the middle Europe specifically on the example of Eastern Croatia. Roma people have been in the unfavorable position in every way. Poor knowledge of Croatian standard language conditions poorer success in the education process. A greater knowledge of Croatian would enable students, members of the Roma minority, better integration in the education system and society in general. Music, as a universal language, and music education could be a mean of faster and easier integration. The review of former experiences in Eastern Croatia and considering the actual state impose several solutions to the problem dealt with in the paper.