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Violeta POPADIĆ (1974) Trebinje, Musical education starting in elementary music school in Bileca in class prof. Tankosava Dedić. Central (Secondary) Music School registered in Tuzla in the class of prof. Midhat Zulić, and ends in the class of prof. Janez Govednik. He continued his studies at the Higher School of Music in Niš, Department of accordion in the class prof. mr Vojin Vasović. She studied also at the Department of General Music Pedagogy. Education continues at the Music Academy in Skopje, where she graduated in the class of prof. mr. Vojin Vasović. During her studies, as a soloist and a member of chamber ensembles and orchestras, participating in numerous concerts in the territory of Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which achieved outstanding results. The first teaching experience acquired since 1996, working as an assistant at the Higher Music School in Niš, at the Department of accordion. She worked parallel the Central music school in Krusevac and elementary music school in Prokuplje. Since 1999 started working in music school ,,Vlado Milosević“ in Banja Luka as a professor of accordion and orchestra. She was the head of department until 2007, when he moved to Trebinje where he now lives and works as a professor of accordion in the High Music School in Trebinje. Engaged in the work of expert juries in national and international competitions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. The result of her pedagogical work are numerous awards of her students at prestigious national and international competitions, in categories for solo accordion and in chamber ensembles.