The Association of Slovenian Music Schools ZSGŠ is an association of public and private music schools, conservatories and music schools. Its members are all the public music schools in Slovenia, and private music schools registered with the Ministry of Education and Science which meet the criteria for membership in the association, as well as the two conservatories of music and ballet, the Academy of Music in Ljubljana and one music school abroad in Trieste. The association is led by an elected president and vice-president and a board which consists of 13 members from all Slovenian regions. ZSGŠ’s office consists of one employee and two volunteers.
The association’s tasks include advocacy for music school education, communication and coordination with its members, coordination of partners on a national level, national curricula, development of pedagogical standards, further training for music school teachers and music school directors, and organisation of national youth competitions and national youth orchestras. The regional associations’ tasks are communication and coordination with its mem-bers, coordination of partners on a regional level, develop-ment of pedagogical standards, and organisation of regional youth competitions.
