| #895933 in eBooks | 2012-01-23 | 2013-02-04 | File type: PDF||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A Story of Transformation Through Music|By GBB|The story narrated in this book is breathtaking. How one man, Juan Antonio Abreu, and his dream of El Sistema, transformed Venezuela from a country whose professional orchestra employed no Venezuelans to a country where EVERY child has the right to study music with gifted teachers for as many years as they wish, to have an instrum||Tunstall soundly probes how it is that classical music has played such a powerful role in the protection, education, and elevation of so many children born into poverty. The author does a noble job tracing the history of El Sistema, while managing to keep the
“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...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music | Tricia Tunstall. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
