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Figure 1: Concert Invitation1
To my knowledge, this fairytale has never been performed in Slovenia, so it would
certainly be interesting to consider the cooperation between different institutions in
Slovenia and Montenegro: music schools, music academies, dramatic arts academies,
theatres, Ministry of Culture in order to have this work presented to Slovenian public.
Conclusion
Considering diverse activities Vida Matjan was engaged in and having in mind the
knowledge and various experiences she passed on from Slovenia to Montenegro, it is clear
that Slovenian music pedagogy and cultural scene influenced the creation of music
pedagogy in Montenegro, firstly through founding of music school in Kotor and then
through designing different activities in Kotor’s music school. No similar activities took
place in other music schools of that time – the performance of children musical fairytales,
written by Vida Matjan in a way to allow children to perform them, represents a unique
approach in our music pedagogy. Contemplating on that approach in an interview
published in the daily newspaper Pobjeda on 28-30 November 1975, Vida Matjan said:
“You know, I haven’t limited my activity to school but instead I wanted and managed to
make my students take part in public life, to develop their sense of responsibility towards
themselves and others so that they feel the joy of the real applause and in order to stimulate
them to create.”
Even in contemporary times, examples of school concerts engaging students in a similar
way are rare. On the other hand, the impact of participation in performance of one such
work on the development of child’s musical abilities is undeniable. Playing, singing and
1 Portal Montenegrina. Kotorska koncertna sezona – Proslava 70. godina postojanja i rada ŠOSMO “Vida
Matjan”. 9.3.2017. https://montenegrina.net/fokus/kotorska-koncertna-sezona-proslava-70-godina-
postojanja-i-rada-sosmo-vida-matjan/
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Figure 1: Concert Invitation1
To my knowledge, this fairytale has never been performed in Slovenia, so it would
certainly be interesting to consider the cooperation between different institutions in
Slovenia and Montenegro: music schools, music academies, dramatic arts academies,
theatres, Ministry of Culture in order to have this work presented to Slovenian public.
Conclusion
Considering diverse activities Vida Matjan was engaged in and having in mind the
knowledge and various experiences she passed on from Slovenia to Montenegro, it is clear
that Slovenian music pedagogy and cultural scene influenced the creation of music
pedagogy in Montenegro, firstly through founding of music school in Kotor and then
through designing different activities in Kotor’s music school. No similar activities took
place in other music schools of that time – the performance of children musical fairytales,
written by Vida Matjan in a way to allow children to perform them, represents a unique
approach in our music pedagogy. Contemplating on that approach in an interview
published in the daily newspaper Pobjeda on 28-30 November 1975, Vida Matjan said:
“You know, I haven’t limited my activity to school but instead I wanted and managed to
make my students take part in public life, to develop their sense of responsibility towards
themselves and others so that they feel the joy of the real applause and in order to stimulate
them to create.”
Even in contemporary times, examples of school concerts engaging students in a similar
way are rare. On the other hand, the impact of participation in performance of one such
work on the development of child’s musical abilities is undeniable. Playing, singing and
1 Portal Montenegrina. Kotorska koncertna sezona – Proslava 70. godina postojanja i rada ŠOSMO “Vida
Matjan”. 9.3.2017. https://montenegrina.net/fokus/kotorska-koncertna-sezona-proslava-70-godina-
postojanja-i-rada-sosmo-vida-matjan/
166
