Emir Vildić

Education

Vildić finished his primary and elementary music education in Tuzla, in the department of the accordion. He also finished two programs at Secondary Music School in Tuzla: theory – a general department and the instrumental department of the accordion in the class of Professor Midhat Zulić. After high musical school matriculation work Emir Vildić holds high school diploma degree:Musician of general direction and Musician accordionist. Vildić holds an academic degree from Teachers Faculty Department of Music Education at the University "Džemal Bijedić" of Mostar. He has also completed "world music" at the Music department University of Pennsylvania. Vildić also studied accordion at Academy of Art, Slobomir P University in the class of Professor Vojin Vasović, M.A.. and Professor Predrag Kostović, M.A.

Work in music school

Since 2008, Vildić has been working as an "accordion teacher" in public elementary music schools in Tuzla Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His effective music pedagogies involve a range of techniques, including individual and accordion orchestra class. Until now, more than 100 students learn classical accordion in Emir Vildić class. [9]

Work in accordion repair workshop

Vildić is one of the few remaining indisputable, highly reputable masters of accordion tuning in the Balkans. He has been trained for a number of years on advanced accordion repair techniques. Vildić also ran his own accordion repair and tuning workshop based in the city of Tuzla. His repair and tuning workshop "AKORD" (eng. CHORD) is the only registered accordion workshop in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

"The basis of the theory of music"

In 2011, Vildić created the first handbook of the basis of the theory of music named "Muzika" (eng. Music) in the Bosnian language. In the preface he stated, inter alia:"As a teacher in the elementary music school, I felt the need, and obligation, and decided to make a kind of textbook, and thus give its modest contribution to the development of young artists, but also those who have not yet, and want to become. Sublimation of the most basic theoretical concepts of this manual as an additional, optional reading, especially for beginners, young musicians, students, schools for elementary music education, who are evidently deprived of this part of literature adapted to their age and stage of development."

Review Reviewer professor of theoretical-musical subjects, Vildana Zukic in his review stated, "The handbook of the basis of the theory of music by Emir Vildić is intended for those who access the area for the first time. Matter in the manual deals with simple, clear and concise overview, written in simple text with no redundant data, and as such is suitable for beginners and children of school age. The manual features carefully selected material with all the examples that significantly facilitate the mastering of music theory and musical concepts. Tailored to the needs of the subject solfegio with the theory of music in music schools, but may be of help to all those who want to gain self-learning knowledge of music theory."

"Issuance of this guide will have great significance for the profession, an area of basic musical education of young people that the population which is also targeted manual'm dedicated. Since the author has studied manuals on teaching faculty, Department of Musical Arts, University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar, the content of music education gradual process, which is very comparable to the curriculum in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The explanations are clearly defined custom development psiho population which is manual and is intended, without excessive evidence that this knowledge in the field often obscure the more important properties of the process. "States inter alia in his review of Professor Jasmin Brašnjić.

Scientific music articles

For academic study course at the University of Pennsylvania, Emir has written several scientific articles on the following topics:

About Emir

The director of the Secondary Music School in Tuzla, Professor Nedžmija Omrećehajić, has written about Emir.

– "Emir showed all his talents in the first year of his education in the Secondary School of Music. His attitude towards learning had positive effects on the entire working atmosphere in the group (class, orchestra, choir chamber music groups in which he performed). During his education Emir showed remarkable improvement of his music abilities, having achieved a much higher level both technically and in the development of music expression. He was involved in all sorts of music activities in which his school participated organising concerts in the city, the Canton and the country. He represented City of Tuzla on home and international music competitions."

Awards

During studies on the accordion as a soloist and member of ensemble chamber orchestra and mixed choir participated in many concerts and competitions in the country and abroad, winning numerous awards, among which the most important: