Abstract
Perennial active engagement of Mirjana Živković in teaching process of subject Harmony, for secondary music school and higher education (University), participating in reforming processes, and teaching plan and program shaping, were being built into the making and shaping of the Harmony textbooks. By publishing the united Harmony textbook Harmony for II, III and IV class of secondary music school (1990), and updated, two-parted textbook Harmony for II class of musical high school and Harmony for III and IV class of musical high school (2001), teaching of subject Harmony got quality with teaching plan and program in tuned basic medium during the process of mastering the theoretical knowledges and so in the practical skills. The path from conceptualizing to shaping of the textbook in Harmony by Mirjana Živković has included the perception of realistic needs in practical work, so as inovating in teaching of theoretical subjects, respecting the professional and practical advices of colleagues, consulting with French and Russian literature. Guided with an enthusiasm, author Mirjana Živković has collected in the process of shaping her textbook and its updated edition all the knowledge, acquired experience, needs of the new time and vision of the teaching subject that could wake up the desire for creativity and creative impulse among the users and readers. Structure perception to details and also the perception of the content of united and updated textbook Harmony for secondary music schools by Mirjana Živković included the analysis of basic text, updated text, and specific shapes of didactic aparature, customised to the character of the subject. By analytical access to the Harmony textbooks by Mirjana Živković, was confirmed already expressed advice of an experienced educator in subject Harmony: clear exposure of theoretical construction followed by didactic note examples and assignments, insisting on the sound performances and permanent sounding (singing and playing) of own written harmonization. Special attention of author Mirjana Živković was directed to carefully designed and chosen note examples and assignments customised to the transfer of theoretical knowledge to the process of acquisition and developing some practical skills - written harmonization of assigned melodies, practical harmonization on instrument, analysis of fragments or the whole compositions, and finally, developing the harmonical hearing. Author Mirjana Živković doesn't give up emphasising the importance of understanding of Harmony, as a live component of music, not as a dry theoretical discipline.
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