Ivana Mišić

Ivana Mišić began her musical education at the age of 9 in the class of prof. Carmen Fuchs at the Vatroslav Lisinski School of Music, where her final class was led by prof. Vesna Črnigoj. After having completed secondary musical education together with the gymnasium high school, she enrolled into the Academy of Music in Zagreb, where she graduated in 2017 with excellent marks in the class of prof. Renata Penezić.

During her musical education she perfected her skills by working with renowned musicians and educators in Croatia and abroad: Renata Penezić, Wally Hase, Emmanuel Pahud, Andrea Oliva, András Adorján, Anna Garzuly, Hansgeorg Schmeiser, Michael Martin Kofler, Martin Belič, Marko Zupan, Matej Zupan, Carlo Jans, Renata Greiss, Jean-Claude Gerard and many others. While studying, she completed both pedagogical and concert artist subjects with high marks where were included subject such as Psyhology, Didactics, Basic Methods of pedagogical praxis, as well as taking 40 lessons per semmestre from experienced flute teachers from music schools, and having for public exams teaching flute students.

She is a winner of the Rector’s Award of the University of Zagreb and she was awarded several first prizes at national competitions of the Croatian Society of Music and Dance Educators (HDGPP). She was also awarded the third prize at the Papandopulo Croatian Competition of Young Musicians. While attending university, she completed a two-year jazz module where she was involved with classes of rhythm, ensemble, arranging and improvisation in jazz.

She has performed as a soloist accompanied by the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra and Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra, as a member of a Jazz ensemble and as soloist of the Jazz orchestra of the Academy of Music, directed by prof. Saša Nestorović. She also had an outstanding solo performance at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall within the project the Harmony of Dissonance, and with pianists Zrinka Ivančić Cikojević and Mladen Grgić she has held recitals in Croatia.

She was working in a music school as flute teacher after completing her musical studies from  December 2017 to December 2018.  She served Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra from December 2018 to December 2019 as solo flute, leader of wind section where she learned from and worked with many renowned domestic and international conductors as well as she maintained her professional orchestra experience in a satisfying level during busy season filled with symphony and opera repertoire. While serving in orchestra, she also worked as flute teacher in music school in the same time. During February 2020 she co-operated with the Opera Orchestra of the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, and also she co-operated with Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra in several occasions. Through several ocasions, she also served as flute teacher as a replacement, for couple of months.

My teaching style is individual and  based on students needs, starting with basics of instrument playing such as breathing, hands posture, standing and proper blowing into the flute as to acquire rich and sonourus sound on the flute.

First I like to get to know the student and see how can she or he make the best gain of my time.  When it comes to teaching music, I always like to see things from  more perspectives so I can give the right advice and guidance to my students.

The most important thing for me as a teacher is to help student to find personal and unique sound on flute, and be able to express with providing an adequate guidance through technique (scales, etudes, and daily excercies to gain fingerd flexibility and intonation).

I am experienced with working on interpretation through all classical styles from Baroque to 20th Century so I like to workd with students who starve to learn the depths of the exact period.  For ever once in a while, I also work on interretation through improvization because as of my experience with classical flute students, it helps relaxing and visualizing the pictures for interpretation of piece performed.

I have worked in many music schools as flute teacher with over 50 students, from beginners to advanced players.