Center for Music Education
Encyclopedia
| School Name | Drzavno muzicko uciliste |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Year Founded | 1947 |
| Music Genre | Classical music Classical music Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times... |
The Music School is a state school that is located in Bitola
Bitola
Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. The city is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba and Nidže mountains, 14 km north of the...
, Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Home to a population of over 1500 students, it is one of the most popular schools for music in the former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
and Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
. It provides a full education which includes solfege
Solfege
In music, solfège is a pedagogical solmization technique for the teaching of sight-singing in which each note of the score is sung to a special syllable, called a solfège syllable...
, music theory
Music theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
, and music history
Music history
Music history, sometimes called historical musicology, is the highly diverse subfield of the broader discipline of musicology that studies the composition, performance, reception, and criticism of music over time...
. It has produced some of the best-known musicians in the country such as Tose Proeski
Toše Proeski
Todor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...
, Marijan Stojanovski, Lambe Alabakoski
Lambe Alabakoski
Lambe Alabakovski is a Macedonian singer.-Biography:...
, Karolina Gočeva
Karolina Goceva
Karolina Gočeva, often credited as Karolina Gocheva is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the 2002 and 2007 Eurovision Song Contests, ranking 19th and 14th, respectively...
, Dimitar Andonovski and Hristijan Spirovski
Hristijan Spirovski
Hristijan Spirovski is an Ethnic Macedonian pianist and singer.-Biography:Spirovski showed interest in music from a very young age. He was encouraged to play piano from the age of six by his father, himself a guitarist...
.
History of the school
This school was founded in 1947 and was located in the Radio Bitola building.There was lots of interest about this school during that time.There were three music degrees in the school:piano,theoretical and strings. The school was then called "Nizo Muzicko Uciliste-Bitola" or "Primary School for Music Education." In the school at that time, Kire Kostov and Slave Dimitrov were students. In 1980 the school name was changed to today's name and the location is near Marshall Tito Street in the centre of the city. The school carries approximately 1800 students, all from South Macedonia. A proportion of the school's enrolment comes from a further field; either to participate in special programs like theory degree, instrument degree or solo singer degree. Each of these degrees have many teachers and examiners at the end of every year. For example if you are in the piano degree then you will study PianoPiano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, Chamber Music
Chamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
, Sight reading
Sight reading
Sight-reading is the reading and performing of a piece of written music, specifically when the performer has not seen it before. Sight-singing is often used to describe a singer who is sight-reading.-Sight-reading:...
, Solfege
Solfege
In music, solfège is a pedagogical solmization technique for the teaching of sight-singing in which each note of the score is sung to a special syllable, called a solfège syllable...
, Theory
Music theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. If you are a solo singer, the preference is to learn the Italian Language
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
and Solfege respectively.
The school received a donation from the American government and constructed all buildings, especially at the Primary school for music.
School structure
The school is constructed to educate students from Year 1 to Year 4. Each year the students have different teachers and subjects. It has 4 class coordinators, a director and a pedagogue.Admission
The is school is one of the best in terms of admission. Students are of both genders and any sexuality, ethnicity, socio-economic status, age, geographic location or ability. This Centre selects the students in this way:- Location
It really doesn't matter where do you live, unless you attend all classes. The music talent which includes singing, or playing some instrument is really appreciated.
Notable alumni
- Karolina GočevaKarolina GocevaKarolina Gočeva, often credited as Karolina Gocheva is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the 2002 and 2007 Eurovision Song Contests, ranking 19th and 14th, respectively...
, singer - Toše ProeskiToše ProeskiTodor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...
, singer - Marjan Stojanovski, singer
- Dimitar AndonovskiDimitar AndonovskiDimitar Andonovski is an Ethnic Macedonian singer.Dimitar Andonovski was a student for the Center for Music Education in his native home town of Bitola, Republic of Macedonia...
, singer - Lambe AlabakoskiLambe AlabakoskiLambe Alabakovski is a Macedonian singer.-Biography:...
, singer - Hristijan SpirovskiHristijan SpirovskiHristijan Spirovski is an Ethnic Macedonian pianist and singer.-Biography:Spirovski showed interest in music from a very young age. He was encouraged to play piano from the age of six by his father, himself a guitarist...
, pianist - Nataša Stojanovska, pianist
- Marina Stojanovska, pianist
- Kire Kostov, composer
- Slave DimitrovSlave DimitrovSlave Dimitrov is a Macedonian composer, singer and record producer. He composed and sang "Chija si" , labeled as the "song of the millennium" in the Republic of Macedonia.-References:...
, singer and composer - Tode Novačevski, composer
- Todor Svetiev, pianist
- Vladimir Kostov, violinist
- Marija Vrskova, pianist