?Reminds us of how arts education can change lives.? ?Gary Stager, Huffington Post

In this ?vivid story? (Economist), Tricia Tunstall ?chronicles the origins and growth of Venezuela's acclaimed El Sistema national music education program? (Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times) and illustrates its overarching goal: to rescue children from the depredations of poverty through music. What began in Venezuela has extended to Los Angeles, New York City, and Baltimore, illustrating that El Sistema is not just a program, it's a movement. Combining firsthand interviews with compelling stories, Changing Lives reveals that arts education can indeed effect positive social change in the United States and around the world.



Autorentext

Tricia Tunstall is the author of Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music and Note by Note: A Celebration of the Piano Lesson. A leading advocate for the importance of music education in children's development, she consults with El Sistema programs in the United States and internationally.



Klappentext

"Reminds us of how arts education can change lives.” —Gary Stager, Huffington Post

In this "vivid story” (Economist), Tricia Tunstall "chronicles the origins and growth of Venezuela's acclaimed El Sistema national music education program” (Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times) and illustrates its overarching goal: to rescue children from the depredations of poverty through music. What began in Venezuela has extended to Los Angeles, New York City, and Baltimore, illustrating that El Sistema is not just a program, it's a movement. Combining firsthand interviews with compelling stories, Changing Lives reveals that arts education can indeed effect positive social change in the United States and around the world.

Titel
Changing Lives
Untertitel
Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music
EAN
9780393083101
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
04.02.2013
Digitaler Kopierschutz
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Anzahl Seiten
336