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Tunstall, Tricia – Music Educators Journal, 2013
Herein, Tricia Tunstall presents a critique of the article by Melissa Lesniak published in the December 2012 "Music Educators Journal," and offers a new perspective on the Venezuelan youth orchestra program known as "El Sistema." The program, which began in Caracas thirty-eight years ago, is dedicated to changing the lives of…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musicians, Reader Response, Musical Composition
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Booth, Eric; Tunstall, Tricia – Teaching Artist Journal, 2014
Genuine worldwide movements for social change are rare in human history. Even more rare is the phenomenon of a worldwide movement for social change through art, with teaching artists at the forefront. This article presents the evolution of such a movement now, in the global blossoming of "El Sistema," a program that seeks to change the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Nonschool Educational Programs, National Programs