MIKELA URŠIČ, rođena u Sloveniji 1980. god. Učenje harmonike započinje na nižoj muzičkoj školi u Sežani, u razredu svoje majke Vande Šimac. Slučaj je htio, da učestvuje na seminaru kod prof. Eliane Zajec, kojeg organizira škola, gdje dobije ponudu da nastavi sa školovanje na Glasbenici matici u Trstu (Italija) u klasi prof. Eliane Zajec. Nastavlja svoje školovanje u Italiji. Učestvuje na mnogobrojnim međunarodnim takmičenjima, gdje osvaja brojne prve nagrade. Svoje znanje je usavršavala na brojnim masterclassima uz najbolje pedagoge klasične harmonike. Od 1997. do danas, svoju ljubav prema glazbi i klasičnoj harmoniki predaje učenicima na muzičkoj školi u Sežani. Harmoniku je diplomirala 2005.godine na konzervatoriju za glasbu »L.Campiani« u Mantovi (Italija), u klasi prof. Eliane Zajec. Od 2011.godine predaje klasičnu harmoniku i na Glasbenom konzervatoriju »G.Tartini« u Trstu (Italija). Njeni učenici osvajaju brojna prva mjesta i nagrade na državnim, u Sloveniji (Temsig, Svirel, Beltinci,..)i međunarodnim ( Pula, Castelfidardo, CMA, Klinghental..) natjecanjima. 2015. god. je u Sežani osnovala glazbenu udrugu InMusic zbog promocije klasične harmonike u svom kraju i okolini.
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MIKELA URŠIČ, born in Slovenia in 1980. She first began to play the accordion with her mother who was a teacher at the Music School of Sežana. After participating in her first seminar organized by the school she was offered to continue her musical education in the class of professor Eliana Zajec at Glasbena matica in Trieste, so she pursued her training in Italy. As a student she won numerous first place awards at different international competitions. She continued to acquire additional knowledge at numerous seminars with the best pedagogues of classical accordion. Since 1997 she has been passing her love for music and classical accordion on to her students at the Music School of Sežana. In 2005 she graduated from accordion at the Conservatory of Music L. Campiani in Mantova (Italy) in the class of prof. Eliana Zajec. Since 2011 she has also been teaching at the Conservatory of Music G. Tartini in Trieste (Italy). Her students have won numerous first place awards at national (Temsig, Svirel, Beltinci etc.) and international (Pula, Castelfidardo, CMA, Klinghental etc.) competitions. In 2015 she founded a musical association InMusic with the goal to promote classical accordion in her local area and surrounding regions.