Hedvika and Dominika began learning the guitar and the flute at the age of 4 with her mother Hana Švendová. Later they studied at the Elementary Art School in Choceň with Petra Poláčková/ guitar and Gabriela Ježková/ flute and the Elementary Art School in Ústí nad Orlicí with Jiří Tomášek/ guitar and Josef Kněžek/ flute. After that they has been studying with Petr Saidl/ guitar and Jaromír Hönig and Sylvie Mechová/ flute at the conservatory in Pardubice. Apart of receiving many prizes at guitar competitions, they are also a holders of some special awards: for example the title „Young Talent“ awarded by the hetman of the district of Pardubice, an award given by the Czech Television Competition „Zlatý Oříšek“ and the title „Young Guitarist of the Year“. In their child years they played also violin and piano. They have given concerts at some of the important guitar festivals : Mikulov, Kři