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How
it worked
The Venezuelan government began fully financing Abreu's orchestra after
it succeeded brilliantly at an international competition in 1977 in
Aberdeen, Scotland. From the beginning, El Sistema fell under the
dominion of social-services ministries, not the ministry of culture,
which has strategically helped it to survive. The current Chavez
administration has been the most generous patron of El Sistema so far,
footing almost its entire annual operating budget as well as additional
capital projects. Abreu received the National Music Prize for his work
in 1979. Abreu was appointed as Special Ambassador for the development
of a Global Network of Youth and Children orchestras and choirs by
UNESCO in 1995, also as special representative for the development of
network of orchestras within the framework of UNESCO's "World Movement
of Youth and Children Orchestras and Choirs".
Its network of 102 youth and 55 children's orchestras (numbering
approximately 100,000 youngsters) later came under the supervision of
the Ministry of Family, Health and Sports. As El Sistema, its goal is
to use music for the protection of childhood through training,
rehabilitation and prevention of criminal behaviour.
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Some interesting search results:
El Sistema
http://www.myphilanthropedia.org/startups/national/arts-culture/el-sistema
El Sistema is a tested model of how a music program can both create
great musicians and dramatically change the life trajectory of hundreds
of thousands of a nation’s neediest kids. Organizations and schools
around the country are eager to become part of the El Sistema movement
and understand how they can build their music programs based on the El
Sistema model. El Sistema USA discovers new efforts and impassioned
individuals who want to join the national movement almost daily.
Q & A Interviews -- El Sistema USA
http://elsistemausa.org/the-fellows/qna-interviews/
El Sistema is unique because it has broken down social barriers in two
ways: by offering a safe place for human beings to grow and by
providing music education without any exceptions. El Sistema is very
organic, taking principles from other programs and methodologies and
adapting them to the needs of the individual. Other programs may have
limited their efforts by focusing instruction on a limited group; or by
expecting students to be receptacles of data processing, which too
often overlooks the needs of human beings.
Key Changes
http://cwabreufellows.wordpress.com/
El Sistema is all about access. The program is free so money is not an
issue, instruments are provided, transportation is secured and nucleos
are set up so they can be reached by children. Access is a part of how
El Sistema empowers children and their communities.
Sound Mind - A Classical Music Blog
http://thestar.blogs.com/soundmind/interview/page/4/
Venezuela's El Sistema is set up so that each centre is responsive to
the needs of that particular community. That's how music outreach
programs in Toronto have worked out, because they are piecemeal. They
are highly responsive to local needs and issues, and unable to deal
with bigger-picture issues. The school board oversees the bigger
picture, but leaves the local details up to each school principal,
without necessarily giving them the funds to be able to do much.
There is magic in the music - The Boston Globe
http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2010/07/11/there_is_magic_in_the_music/
At the core of El Sistema is a faith in the holistic benefits of
musical immersion from a young age. This means a time commitment
comparable in the United States only to participation in varsity
sports. Venezuelan children spend up to four hours a day, six
afternoons a week, studying music in their neighborhood nucleos. And
from the earliest possible moment, they are brought together to scratch
out tunes in orchestras.
Q & A Interviews -- El Sistema USA
http://elsistemausa.org/the-fellows/qna-interviews/
One of the primary functions of El Sistema is to use orchestral
training as a model for community involvement, thus teaching students
the importance of team work, commitment, and discipline. This
gives orchestral programs a deeper sense of purpose, which motivates
students, teachers, and parents to work hard and achieve
greatness. Programs that strive to teach music and nothing more
might not have the same intrinsic motivation and sustainability.
Globalizing El Sistema
http://abreudb.wordpress.com/
Several people have joked that the secret of El Sistema is that there's
no system. There is some truth to that. Each nucleo is
flexible, providing the artistic director with total creative
freedom. Yet, the vision is unwavering. Even nucleo
janitors understand that they are aiding social change. In a
pyramid of creativity, Abreu empowers the directors to empower the
teachers who empower the children. These children inspire social
change in their communities. At every level of El Sistema there
is a sense of pride, a feeling of ownership, and undeniable purpose.
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