Music School Kosta Manojlovic in Zemun facts for kids

The entrance of the Music School Kosta Manojlović, Zemun.

The emblem of the school.

The Music School Kosta Manojlović is one of the biggest music schools in Serbia. You can find it at 9 Nemanjina street in Zemun. Students and teachers from this school have won many awards. They have achieved great success in competitions both in Serbia and other countries. This makes the school one of the best for music education in Serbia.

A Quick Look at the School's History

The Music School “Kosta Manojlović” first opened its doors on September 1, 1939. It started as a small part of the Music School “Stanković” in Belgrade. Back then, it was just three rooms in Svetosavska Street.

In 1949, the school became a regular six-year school, and it was free to attend! Since 1954, it has been named after Kosta Manojlović. He was a famous Serbian composer and music expert. He also founded and was the first leader (rector) of the Faculty of Music in Belgrade.

The school celebrates its special day on December 4. This is Kosta Manojlović's birthday.

How Music Learning Works

Learning music at the school is split into three main stages. This helps students learn step-by-step.

• 1. Early Music Fun: This stage is for very young children. It includes musical nursery classes, musical kindergarten, and a special program to get ready for school.
• 2. Elementary Music Education: This is where students learn to play instruments.
  • It's a six-year program for instruments like the piano, violin, cello, guitar, accordion, and flute.
  • It's a four-year program for instruments such as the clarinet, oboe, saxophone, trumpet, horn, trombone, and double bass.
  • There's also a two-year program for solo singing.
• 3. Secondary Music Education: This is for older students who want to continue their music studies. It has two main paths:
  • Vocal-instrumental: For those who want to focus on singing or playing an instrument at a higher level.
  • Music production with sound processing: For students interested in how music is made and recorded.

The school teaches classes in three different places. The main school building is one. There's also a class for visually impaired children at “Veljko Ramadanović” school. And another at “Lazar Savatić” elementary school.

With about 1,000 students and 145 teachers and staff, it's one of the biggest schools in Serbia. Today, the school offers seven main courses:

• The piano
• String instruments (like violin, cello)
• Wind instruments (like flute, clarinet)
• Solo singing
• The accordion
• The guitar
• A course for music production and audio recording.

So far, about 3,000 students have finished elementary music education here. And around 650 students have completed secondary music education.

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