Presentatiom of Music High School in Nish - Serbia

1. Realized under the project „Music, Art, Tourism - Uniting the Balkans", Ref. №2007CB16IPO006-2011-2-54
supported by the EU IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Program Bulgaria – Serbia, CCI number 2007CB16IPO006

2. AMBSS
Association of Music
and Ballet Schools
of Serbia
Central
Serbia
Region of
Nis
Belgrade
Region of
Kragujevac
Vojvodina

3. Number of
schools
Number of pupils
Number of
professors
Belgrade
22
10,602
1,469
Vojvodina
21
7,884
880
Central Serbia
28
8,386
988
Niš
18
5,064
570
Kragujevac
10
3,322
418
Total
71
26,872
3,337
Region

4. From the School History
The school predecessor was Music Company “Cornelius” in 1926.
The State Music School of Nis was legally founded in 1947 which was
formally accepted as its birthday date.

5. Music School present-day
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In 2013 School celebrated
66th Anniversary.
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School has 96 employees
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650 attendants/students
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consists of an Elementary (EМS)
and a High Music School (HMS)
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EMS has 6 grades
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HMS has 4 grades
There are Small and Big School
Choirs, School Symphony Orchestra
and Music Kindergarten in the school
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EMS also has one dislocated class in
the City Municipality of Mediana, Nis
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6. The Music
School Nis
Music
Kindergarten
Elementary
Music School
High
Music School

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20 kids from 4 to 6 yrs of age
General aim is to get kids
acquainted with all the
instruments taught in school,
To help them make their first
steps through music art and get
the basics of music literacy
while playing and
To assess and improve their
musical abilities.

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The Nis Music School is the only state music school in town
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At average 350 pupils attend the EMS
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All EMS pupils attend some of regular elementary schools
simultaniously
Depending on instrument choice, they start EMS at different age
(8-12 years of age)
In EMS the lectures and practice are mostly individual except
group lectures in 4 general subjects – music theory, solfeggio,
choir and orchestration.

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HMS is a part of formal secondary school educational system
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It gathers 240 attendants divided into 4 grades and 8 classes
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There are 89 professors, 32 with general subjects and 57
instrumentalists
All the professors have BA or higher degree earned at domicile
Music Art Academies or abroad

10. High Music School - HMS
Instrumental Department
Theoretical Department

11. There are 30 professors lecturing at the TD
18 are lecturing general music subjects
12 are lecturing other general subjects (literature,
psychology, foreign languages etc.)
All the music professors have finished Nis Music School which
is quite rare example in the country.

12. Piano Department is among the best in the country
It is also the biggest one in our school
There are 28 piano professors
80% of them are younger then 45 years of age
All the professors have finished their secondary musical
education in our school
Piano Dept is one of the most praised in the country and abroad
as well

13. Department has all stringed
instruments represented
There are 11 professors
7 professors of violin
1 professor of viola
2 professors of violoncello
1 professor of contrabass

14. It‟s comprised of all instruments
except tuba and saxophone
There are 10 professors
2 professors of clarinet
2 professors of flute
2 professors of trumpet
1 professor of oboe
1 professor of horn
1 professor of bassoon
1 professor of trombone

15. One of the oldest departments in the school
There are two classes at the department
Due to the lack of space we can not respond adequately to the
rising interest in studying this discipline
Today, many of our ex-attendees are resident members of great
opera houses in the country and abroad

16. Youngest departments founded in 2001
There are two young and motivated
professors at each departments. It‟s
interesting to mention that both of our
accordion professors have graduated
at N.A. “P.I.Chaikovsky” in Kiev
In very short period of time they
managed to put their departments on
very high quality level. Having in mind
their youth and eagerness, their
departments are on very solid grounds

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We are among the fewest schools in the country with School
symphony orchestra
Depending on generation, the orchestra gathers around 50
members at average.
At the republic yearly competition our school orchestra is often
the only representative in the category
Every year the orchestra has numerous performances in Nis and
surrounding towns
Every year at least three of our pupils join the European Youth
Orchestra

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Choir is founded in 1969. Its founder, first conductor and
spiritus movens was charismatic maestro Radojica Milosavljevic
Choir has won numerous prestigious titles in ex-Yugoslavia and
abroad – among others Grand Prix at BBC European Broadcasting
Union Contest ’Let the People Sing’
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Choir has travelled and performed all around the world –
Yugoslavia, Italy, Spain, Norway, Great Britain...
As an act of tribute to great conductor, school managed to
publish the monograph „‟MAESTRO ICA‟‟

20. Slovenia, 1973

21. Bulgaria, 1975

22. Norway, 1985

23. Special price at XII YCC – Niš

24. Spain, 1983
Bulgaria, 1975

26. Every year our young representatives participate in numerous
competitions and regularly win great number of prices and
recognitions.
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The international competition of young piano players‟‟, Nis
Republic school competition, Belgrade
The International piano competition ‟Isidor Bajic‟‟, Novi Sad
The International piano competition “Petar Konjovic‟‟, Belgrade
The International piano competition “Davorin Jenko‟‟, Belgrade
Elementary Music Schools Festival (financially supported by the Republic
and each year hosted by different town of Serbia).
Also, our young contesters often participate in different music
competitions in Bulgaria, Italy, Czech Republic, France...

27. “The International Competition of Young
Piano Players”
“The International String Competition”
TTO
“Piano Competition for ТD students”

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The first competition was organized
in 1973
In eighties, some music schools from
neighbouring towns joined the
competition
In 1993 the first “Competition of
Young Piano Players of Yugoslavia”
was organized in our school
Starting with 1996 the competitions
turned into international bienale of
young piano players
The members of the jury are
distinquished pianists from Serbia,
Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Rusia,
Germany, France, Israel, USA …

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Till now more than 3,000 students
participated at the competition
On average the competition agendа
is 5 to 7 days long with 200 - 300
participants
In March this year we had XIII
International Competition of
Young Piano Players.
Organization board, 2008

30. Closing ceremony
Jury

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Started in 2003
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At first the competition was
organized on national level
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In 2007 it turned into an
international string bienale
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Members of the jury come
from Serbi, Bulgaria, Bosnia,
Macedonia
On average the competition
gathers around 180 students
coming from Serbia and
neighbouring countries
Winners in 2009

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The unique competition of
its kind in our country
It‟s been organized every
year in May since 2004
At first the competition
was organized on local level.
In 2006 first students
from Nis Music Academy
joined the competition
It gathers around 100
participants from Nis and
surrounding towns
10th competition realized in
May 2013
TTO

33. Music School Hall with 88 seats

34. At home:
 To provide more working space for educational activity
(reconstruction, new building?)
 To initiate opening of Percussion department and new class in
saxophone within the Brass department
 Small school recording studio?
At international level:
 To continue and broaden cooperation with Macedonian music
schools (Skopje, Tetovo, Štip)
 To realize the new project “Music, Art, Tourism – Uniting the
Balkans” which succeeded the “Cross border music academy” in
partnership with Custendil, Bulgaria. Project is co-financed by
EU under the CBC-IPA budget line.
 To continue cooperation with Ukraine, Lugansk University

36. Youth Orchestra with musicians from Kyustendil and Nis

37. Iliana Goceva from CBC Program Directorate opened the ceremony

38. Djordje Davidovic, Music School Nis

39. Youth Orchestra with musicians from Kyustendil and Nis performed at the Ceremony
conducted by Mr. Vladan Karadzov, Music School Nis

41. Seminar attendants , Regional Educational Center Nis

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Under the actual project “Music, Art, Tourismuniting the Balkans” an activity called “Beauty of the
Balkans” will take place in Nis in April 2014.
Its aim is to promote cross-border touristic
exchange and promotion of organizations,
institutions and individuals working in the field.

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Under the actual project “Music, Art, Tourismuniting the Balkans” so called “Balkanika Youth Folk
Ensemble” will be founded during five days long
practice in Nis in March 2014.
Newly founded ensemble will offer few public
performances to the Nis spectators and hopefully
continue to perform together in the future.

46. Signing the contract between universities of Nis and Lugansk

47. Delegations from Nis and Ukraine

48. Concert
La Serbie en musique
En partenariat avec le Conseil général de la
Gironde, France Liberté Gironde et le collège
de Monségur.
Octobre 2012 : le directeur et le professeur
de musique du collège de Monségur ont
rencontré le directeur et les professeurs de
l‟école de musique de Nis afin d‟étudier les
possibilités de coopération entre les deux
écoles
Juin 2013 : les élèves de l‟école de musique de
Nis ont effectué un voyage en Gironde où ils
ont donné plusieurs concerts avec leurs
correspondants français
Young musicians from Music School Nis performed
on music scenes in Lormont, France
(official site www.lormont.fr)

50. Realized under the project „Music, Art, Tourism - Uniting the Balkans", Ref. №2007CB16IPO006-2011-2-54
supported by the EU IPA Cross-Border Cooperation Program Bulgaria – Serbia, CCI number 2007CB16IPO006