In 1960s, Tambura was introduced as a compulsory subject at the Music School in Varaždin for students of the theory department in high school. In the school in 1962, the teachers Marijan Zuber and Milan Jadrošić found the Tambura Orchestra of the Varaždin Music School, one of the best orchestras of the time. Many students play in the orchestra, and some of them become excellent tambura pedagogues and conductors - Dragutin Koren, Krešo Lukačić, Ivica Tomašić, Darko Gabaj...
At the end of the 70s, the tambura is introduced at the “Vatroslav Lisinski” Music School in Zagreb (Vladimir Kranjčević being the headmaster), and the classes are held by the music pedagogue Željko Bradić.
In 1978, the tambura orchestra of the “Albert Štriga” Music School, the winner of numerous national and international awards, is founded in Križevci.
In 1979, the tambura orchestra starts working at the “Vatroslav Lisinski” Music School in Bjelovar.
In 1980/81 school year the “Franjo Kuhač” Music School in Osijek in agreement with Slavonian Tambura Association “Pajo Kolarić” opens the tambura department where teachers Josip Kolarić, Stevan Tatić and Marinko Ergotić teach tambura playing. Despite the initial optimism and great ideas, there are years when not a single student enrolls in the first tambura year.
On February 24, 1989 the Education Council of Croatia makes a decision on the official introduction of tambura into primary music schools, and the curriculum for conducting tambura classes is published in the National Gazette. The authors of the curriculum are: Željko Bradić - music teacher and conductor, Radovan Brdarić - educational advisor and Stjepan Novačić - national advisor. During the finalization of the curriculum, they are supported by: Siniša Leopold - conductor of the Tambura Orchestra of Radio-television Zagreb, Božo Potočnik - music editor of Radio-television Zagreb and Zlatko Potočnik - editor-producer in Music ProductionRadio-Television Zagreb.
Tambura departments are opening in music schools all over Croatia, and some of the schools are achieving top results in the coming period: “Dora Pejačević” Primary Music School in Našice, “AlbertŠtriga” Primary Music School in Križevci, “Ferdo Livadić” Primary Music School in Samobor and “Zlatko Baloković” Primary Music School in Zagreb.
After the Homeland War, many primary music schools grow into secondary music schools, so tambura departments for secondary music school students are opened at the “Zlatko Baloković” Music School in Zagreb, the “Ferdo Livadić” Music School in Samobor and the “Albert Štriga” Music School in Križevci.
In the late 1990s, the first tambura soloists on the bisernica and brač, as well as chamber ensembles and tambura orchestras from music schools, appear at the Croatian competition for music and dance students (regional and national competition). At these competitions, it is best seen what level of music knowledge is reached through the systematic education of primary and secondary music school students, and how advanced the musician's technique is, as well as the interpretation of music pieces.
In 2000, when marking the 50th anniversary of the Croatian Association of Music and Dance Pedagogues, a monograph of the association is published, which contains a list of primary music schools in Croatia that have tambura departments and school tambura orchestras. They are schools from the following cities: Varaždin, Novi Marof, Našice, Osijek, Vinkovci, Požega, Slavonski Brod, Županja, Đakovo, Pakrac, Virovitica, Sisak, Bjelovar, Križevci, Koprivnica, Vrbovec, Sesvete, Samobor, Biograd na Moru, Senj and the “Zlatko Baloković” Music School from Zagreb.
Today Tambura as the major subject is taught in the following music schools:
Music school at Biograd Primary School
Beli Manastir Art School
Vatroslav Lisinski “Music School” Bjelovar
Art School ”Miroslav Magdalenić” Čakovec
”Bruno Bjelinski” Music School Daruvar
Dugo Selo Music School
Music school at “Ivan Goran Kovačić” Primary School in Đakovo
Karlovac Music School
Art School “Fortunat Pintarić” in Koprivnica
“Štriga” Music School in Križevci
“Boris Papandopulo” Primary Music School in Kutina
Lobor Music School
Music school at Ludbreg Primary School
Music school at Marija Bistrica Primary School
“Kontesa Dora” Primary Music School in Našice
Music school at Novi Marof Primary School
Novska Music School
“Franjo Kuhač” Music School Osijek
Music school at Public College in Otočac
Primary Music School Pakrac
Požega Music School
“Ferdo Livadić” Music School in Samobor
“Zlatko Grgošević” Music School in Sesvete
“Fran Lhotka “Music School in Sisak
“Milko Kelemen” Music School in Slatina
Slavonski Brod Music School
Music school at “Matija Petar Katančić” Primary School in Valpovo
Music school in Varaždin
“Franjo Lučić” Art School in Velika Gorica
“Josip Runjanin” Music School in Vinkovci
“Jan Vlašimsky “Music School in Virovitica
Music department at “Marija Jurić Zagorka” Primary School in Vrbovec
Music department at “Dragutin Tadijanović” Primary School in Vukovar
Elementary Music School at “Ksaver Šandor Gjalski” Primary School in Zabok
“Blagoje Bersa “Music School in Zadar
“Zlatko Baloković“ Music School in Zagreb
Brkanović Music School in Zagreb
“Srećko Albini” Primary School of Music at “Ivan Kozarac” Primary School in Županja
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