Irena Medňanská and her contribution to the theory and practice of Slovak music education

In Slovak musical life and academic environment Irena Medňanská (1950–2020) represented a personality whose tireless organizational, project, music-making, legislative and advisory activities left a permanent and lasting mark in music education, music schooling, and cog- nitive reflections of music pedagogy. The stratification of areas of interest and breadth of scope was a characteristic feature of her personality and dynamism. The study evaluates the professional activities and academic life and research studies of Irena Medňanská. It is designed based on standard research methods in the humanities, i.e., heuristics, collection, analysis, interpretation, and comparison of sources.