He taught at the Academy of Music in Ljubljana from 1938 to 1943 and from 1945 to 1962[1][2] with the ranks of assistant, associate, and full professor.

From 1962 to 1981 he was a professor of the history of Slovenian and modern world music and the head of the Department of Musicology at the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Arts.

He participated in international musicological conferences and delivered talks at various universities and institutions, and also in radio broadcasts.

The Department of Musicology was founded at the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Arts in 1962 as a result of his efforts.

[1] In 1965 he started publishing the journal Muzikološki zbornik (Musicological Proceedings), which included contributions from Yugoslavia and abroad.