EL SISTEMA: THE MOST INCLUSIVE MUSIC-EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE WORLD----EVER!
EL SISTEMA'S SPECIAL EDUCATION INCLUDES DEAF CHILDREN.
El Sistema started in 1975 by José Antonio Abreu with 11 musicians.
Today, there are nearly 300,000 children participating.
Most of them come from the most impoverished sector of Venezuelan society.
Among its unique components is the CORO DE LAS MANOS BLANCAS --- a choir of deaf girls, boys, and young people.
For the documentary film: tocaryluchar.com/
For more about Maestro José Antonio Abreu:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Antonio_Abreu
For more about El Sistema: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Sistema
elsistema-nyc.org
For the remarkable Birmingham, Alabama implementation:
myorch.org/
jeane-metroyo.blogspot.com/
metroyo.blogspot.com/
For Bob Simon's piece on "60 Minutes":
www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/11/60minutes/main4…