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Playing for Their Lives: The Global El Sistema Movement for Social Change Through Music
By Tunstall, Tricia & Eric Booth
- ISBN
- 9780393245646 9780393245653
- Publisher
- Norton
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Starred Review on June 1, 2016 | Social Sciences
In 1971, a popular song turned into an advertising bonanza for Coca Cola. "I'd Like To Teach the World To Sing" carried a message of hope and love to generations. Four years later, El Sistema was founded in Venezuela by conductor and activist José Antonio Abreu as a music education program designed to engage disadvantaged children and instill in them a sense of belonging. Adopting the motto ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
