This week, I found a new source of inspiration: El Sistema and the Simon Bolivar National Youth Orchestra. The following links explain the program in Venezuela. Jose Abreu started "The System" in 1975. The children's orchestra now travels the world.
CBS News:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/11/60minutes/main4009335.shtml
TED.com featuring Jose Abreu (in Spanish with English subtitles):
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jose_abreu_on_kids_transformed_by_music.html
TED.com featuring Gustavo Dudamel:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/astonishing_performance_by_a_venezuelan_youth_orchestra_1.html
(Copied from the blog I update for my students in Chile)
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