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Playing for their lives : the global El sistema movement for social change through music / Tricia Tunstall and Eric Booth.
"An eye-opening view of the unprecedented global spread of El Sistema, intensive music education that disrupts the cycles of poverty,"--Amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393245646
- ISBN: 0393245640
- Physical Description: xxiii, 408 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | What Is El Sistema? -- To Play and to Struggle: El Sistema in Venezuela -- The Global Spread of the El Sistema Vision -- Understanding El Sistema: A Few Key Ideas -- Key Elements of the El Sistema Learning Environment -- Radical Inclusion -- Ensemble Learning -- Peer Learning -- Music as Passion and Expressivity -- Intensity -- High Musical Aspiration -- Family and Community Involvement -- Overview of a Movement -- Different Cultures, Different Needs -- Following the Money -- Connecting the Dots -- What We Can Learn from El Sistema -- A Reflection and a Celebration. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar. Music > Instruction and study > Social aspects. Music > Instruction and study > Social aspects > Venezuela. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Homer Public Library | 780.71 TUN (Text) | 000136428 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
Playing for Their Lives : The Global el Sistema Movement for Social Change Through Music
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Author Notes
Playing for Their Lives : The Global el Sistema Movement for Social Change Through Music
Eric Booth , one of 2015's Fifty Most Influential Leaders in American Nonprofit Arts, is a celebrated teacher, actor, writer, director, and businessman. A longtime faculty member at Juilliard and Lincoln Center Education, he is the author of The Music Teaching Artist's Bible and winner of America's highest award in arts education. 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.
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