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1957 – 1961
University of Education in Bratislava (music education, Slovak language)
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since 1963
worker at the Pedagogical Institute in Trnava, later lecturer at the Faculty of Education of Comenius University in Bratislava, the University of Education of Teréz Brunszvik in Szarvas (HU) and Janus Pannonius University in Pécs (HU)
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1968 – 1973
aspiring studies at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Budapest (academic Bencze Szabolcsi), dissertation thesis Parallelism in the Development of Slovak and Hungarian Dance Music and Folk Songs from the XVII. – XVIII. Century
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1985 – 2008
pedagogue at the Department of Music Theory at Music and Dance Faculty of Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava, external pedagogue at the Conservatory of Dezider Kardoš in Topoľčany
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1991
awarded the title Associate Professor in the field of History and Theory of the Art, specialized on ethnomusicology
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1994 – 2000
activities in the foreign service of the Ministry of Education of the Slovak Republic – as a lecturer of Slovak language and culture in Hungary, lecturer at colleges and universities, organizer and presenter of concerts of Slovak artists in Hungary and author of radio programs about Slovak music for Slovak section of the Szeged Radio.
In his scientific and educational works he focused on the history of Slovak music, folk songs, historical dances, and interrelationships witin the history of Slovak and Hungarian music. Within the aesthetics of music he paid attention to the issues of musical thinking, methods of music analysis with focus on its symbolism and process of semantization. He was a collector of folk songs not only from Slovak regions but also from the Slovaks living in Hungary. He is the author of transcriptions of folk songs and he arranged several folk songs for folk groups, especially for OĽUN.
He was a member of the Advisory Board for the folk music of the Cultural Institute in Bratislava (now National Centre) and member of the Association of folk music, with whom he collaborated on the preparation of competitions and festivals (Deti deťom / Children for Children; Pri prameňoch krásy / At the Springs of Beauty; Východná Festival, Detva Festival), and since 1989 summer workshops for young violinists (Primášikovia, six years). As a member of the Presidency of the Association of Folk Music he realized seminars On Collecting, Recording and Issuing of Folk Songs. Two anthologies came from the workshops (National Cultural Centre 2004, 2005).
In addition to scientific research and collecting, publishing and teaching, he was active as a performer – as a member of the Small Radio Orchestra under the direction of Tibor Andrašovan, Bartolomej Urbanec and others. He cooperated with groups Lúčnica, Technik, Ekonóm, Skaličan, Dargov, Východniar, Čarnica, Liptov, Jánošík and others.