Jelena R. Grkić Ginić
First name, middle initial, last name:Jelena R. Grkić Ginić
Title/Academic Rank:Associate professor
Narrow Scientific/Artistic Field:Music Art and Teaching Methodology
Department:Department of Didactic and Methodological Sciences
e-mail:jelenagrkic@yahoo.com
Name of the institution where the teacher is employed full-time:
Faculty of Education in Jagodina, University of Kragujevac
ACADEMIC CAREER
| Change | Year | Institution | Field |
| Appointment to Academic Rank | 2026. | University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Education, Jagodina | Music Art and Teaching Methodology |
| Master’s Degree: | 2008. | Academy of Arts Novi Sad | Choral Conducting |
| Undergraduate Degree: | 1999. | Academy of Arts Novi Sad | Music Art – Music Pedagogy (Solfeggio and Music Culture) |
LIST OF COURSES TAUGHT AT UNDERGRADUATE AND MASTER’S STUDIES
- Vocal and instrumental music course – Bachelor of Arts in Preschool Teacher Education
- Vocal and instrumental music course – Applied Studies Program in Preschool Nursing and Education
- Performance Skills – Bachelor of Arts in Class Teacher Education, Bachelor of Arts in Preschool Teacher Education, Applied Studies Program in Preschool Nursing and Education
- Choir – Bachelor of Arts in Class Teacher Education, Bachelor of Arts in Preschool Teacher Education
- History of Culture and Art – Bachelor of Arts in Class Teacher Education, Bachelor of Arts in Preschool Teacher Education, Bachelor of Arts in Residential Care Teacher Education
- Introduction to Musical Instruments and Forms – Bachelor of Arts in Class Teacher Education
- Introduction to School Ensembles – Master’s Program in Class Teacher Education
REPRESENTATIVE REFERENCES
- International Festival of Chamber Choirs ASTIBO-Fest, Shtip (North Macedonia), First prize, 2026.
- XXIII Choir Festival „Majske muzičke svečanosti“, Bijeljina (Bosnia and Herzegovina), First prize, Gold medal in Category F (Stylized folklore), 2024.
- XXIII Choir Festival „Majske muzičke svečanosti“, Bijeljina (Bosnia and Herzegovina), First prize, Gold medal in Category A (Orthodox Sacred Music), 2023.
- Grkić Ginić, J., Stanković, M. (2022). Mogućnosti i kvalitet realizacije Vokalno-instrumentalne nastave u uslovima pandemije, Uzdanica, god. XIX, br. 2, Jagodina: Fakultet pedagoških nauka Univerziteta u Kragujevcu DOI: 10.46793/Uzdanica19.2.263GG
- III International Choir Festival „Melodianum“, Kikinda (Republic of Serbia), First place, Gold medal, 2022.
- Ćalić, M., Grkić Ginić, J. (2022). Odlike i funkcionalnost pesama u udžbenicima za muzičku kulturu za treći razred osnovne škole, u: Marinković, S. (ur.), Nauka i obrazovanje – izazovi i perspektive, zbornik radova, Užice, oktobar 2022., 415-430, Užice: Pedagoški fakultet DOI:10.46793/NOIP.415C
- I International Choir Festival „Melodianum“, Kikinda (Republic of Serbia), First place, Gold medal, 2020.
- Grkić Ginić, J. (2020). Student Teacher`s Music Competences Acquired in Initial Class Teacher Education, in Savić, V. and Cekić-Jovanović, O. (eds.), Professional Competences for Teaching in the 21st Cantury, Proceedings of the International Conference, May 23-25, 2019, 204-221, Jagodina: Faculty of Education DOI 10.46793/pctja.19.204G UDK: 371.136::78
- Grkić Ginić, J., Ćalić M. (2019). Struktura i karakteristike udžbenika za muzičku kulturu za drugi razred osnovne škole, u: Pešikan, A. i Stevanović, J. (ur.), Udžbenik: stara tema pred izazovima savremenog doba. 195-2016, Beograd: Institut za pedagoška istraživanja ISBN 978-86-7447-143-2 COBISS.SR-ID 277454860
Participation in Projects:
Bilateral project „Crises, Challenges, and the Contemporary Educational System,“ implemented by the Faculty of Education, University of Kragujevac, and the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Montenegro (2021–2023)
Professional Development:
Bavarian Music Academy, International Seminar for Choral Condustors, Marktoberdorf, Germany, 2005
Areas of Interest:
Choral and Orchestral Performance and Arranging, Music Theory, Methodology of Teaching Music Culture and Art