The project supported the educators and the students of the School and they acquired innovative practice at various educational establishments, became more competitive within their profession, can successfully enrol the music industry’s labour market or can continue the music education in Latvia or in the Europe. The idea of opening the educational program of modern music in the School in s.y. 2023./2024 went through the project, although it was not possible to implement it only with the help of the project. The high professional level of classical music in Latvian Music Schools was supplemented with the same level acquisition of modern music, prepared teachers; the professional competence of the current and future teachers was motivated. The modern music was studied abroad where the education of this field is historically formed to be at a better level than in Latvia. With the support of the Erasmus + programme, the development of a modern and competitive music secondary school in Latgale region, the second largest state city, was supported.
The project of Stanislavs Broks Daugavpils Music Secondary School (hereafter School) “The acquisition of the 21st century music: pedagogy, profession, perspective” was the application of the School’s administration for the educators of the professional subjects to perform the job shadowing together with the students’ practices. The aim of the project was: to increase the quality of the music acquisition, to acquire the good practice for implementing the innovations in vocal, music theory, choir conducting, strings, drums, winds and piano educational programs, to ensure the training and working practices for the most motivated students of the School. At that time the city of Daugavpils claimed the status of European Capital of Culture 2027, which would have opened up new opportunities for the School. Through the project the school carried out its independent work on internationalisation, international cooperation and the schools’ visibility.