After the Children to Serbia 1 project, the Association of Music Teachers of Serbia recently announced the follow-up – Children to Serbia 2. The new project recorded the song Learn from Ancestors. This project is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Serbia and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. Project authors are Aleksandra Stanković and Leontina Pat, on behalf of the Association of Music Teachers of Serbia. The song was written by Branko Stevanović, composed by Leontina Pat, and arranged by Slobodan Marković.

Children of Serbian origin from Germany, Switzerland, Great Britain, Norway, France, Italy, Slovenia, Greece, Hungary, Austria and Montenegro, as well as children from Serbia, participated in the new song on this project.

After the joint project, Aleksandra Stanković, music teacher and project co-author, said that ‘joint music making and singing will draw attention to the importance of the connection of the region and the diaspora with the motherland, Serbia, through valuable language learning. Children to Serbia 2 is planned as project expansion to involve further eleven countries and fifteen municipalities in Serbia, through the creation of three music numbers and accompanying videos. The content of the new songs intended for children is based on love for the motherland, origin, tradition, life...’

The goals of the project are to enrich vocabulary, linguistic and stylistic expression; develop a sense of belonging to one’s country and national values; foster quality songs adapted to children’s age; encourage children to behave and express artistically appropriately for their age; conquer the fear of public speaking; encourage the cooperation of Serbian children from Serbia, the region and the motherland; develop skills and techniques of artistic expression through adequate interpretation; learn the values of one’s own cultural heritage and connection with traditions by singing children’s songs by local authors; develop a responsible attitude towards culture and publicly promote positive behavior, speech and artistic expression in youth.

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