ERIC Number: EJ987230
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Dec
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0027-4321
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El Sistema and American Music Education
Lesniak, Melissa
Music Educators Journal, v99 n2 p63-66 Dec 2012
The brainchild of Jose Antonio Abreu, El Sistema, a music education program for aspiring orchestra musicians launched in Venezuela for students of limited means and now spreading to other parts of the world, has become a subject of interest to music teachers and teacher educators in North America. This article examines a bit of the program's history and considers some of its attributes and principles that may be applicable to American music education. (Contains 22 notes.)
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Foreign Countries, Musicians, Music Teachers, Financial Support, Educational Practices
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North America; United States; Venezuela
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