AZUŠ SR (EMU Slovakia Association of Elementary Schools of Arts of the Slovak Republic) is a voluntary interest-association of natural and legal persons who operate public, religious, or private elementary art schools. The presidium consists of eight elected regional members (one person of each of the eight regions elected from the directors of the respective region) and a secretary. The presidium elects the president. AZUŠ SR’s office is organised without permanent staff and consists of two volunteers.
The association’s tasks include communication and coordination with its members, coordination of partners on a national level, national curricula, development of pedago-gical standards, further training for music school teachers, and organisation of national youth competitions. The eight regional associations’ tasks are communication and coordi-nation with its members, coordination of partners on a re-gional level, regional curricula, development of pedagogical standards, further training for music school teachers, and organisation of regional youth competitions and regional youth orchestras.
