THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MUSIC SCHOOLS IN RUDA ŚLASKA (POLAND) AND ITS ROLE IN THE DISSEMINATION OF MUSIC CULTURE IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THE YEARS 2010–2015

Abstract

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.28925/2518-766X.2018.3.912

The article deals with the dissemination of music culture in local communities. The functioning of the Primary and Secondary Music Schools (MSC) in Ruda Śląska is used as an example to demonstrate the role of such educational institutions in promoting and actively popularizing high art. Besides playing a leading role in artistic education such facilities often become unique centers of music culture, especially in smaller towns where the existing cultural institutions aim, almost exclusively, at satisfying the needs and tastes of mass audiences. The analysis is preceded by a historical note on the school and a profile of its operating structure from MSC’s beginnings in 2010.