Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (919 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393344266 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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“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. 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. 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. 16 pages of illustrations
A compelling, readable book that is part history and part social activism, Tunstall uses Dudamel's youthful exuberance and enthusiasm for music and these programs as an example of the way that music education can be a tool for social transformation.Essential reading for every one of us who cares passionately about our neediest children. " . An essential purchase. --Deborah Borda, president and CEO, Los Angeles Philharmonic"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. --Quincy Jones"Starred Review
A Story of Transformation Through Music 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 th. GUSTAVO DUDAMEL, WHO IS THE CONDUCTOR FOR THE LOS NJ GUSTAVO DUDAMEL, WHO IS THE CONDUCTOR FOR THE LOS ANGELS PHILAMONIC IS EXTRAORDINARY AND THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH WORDS IS THE DICTIONARY TO DISCRIBE HIS TALENTS.. Musical competence to combat poverty and gangs This is an informative and inspiring journey throught the development of El Sistema in Venezuela and the power that learning to play music with others has to motivate young people to become creative and caring members of society.Gustavo Dudamel, the charismatic conductor with focused love of young people
. 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. 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