This coming Thursday, March 20, Viva!Sistema is planning another great event for the children of St Gabriel School and the Kahnawake Mohawk Schools: a Fiddling Fiesta. The children will be assembling at the FACE School on University Ave. at 3:00pm for two hours of Fiddling Fun. There will be approximately 50 participants from the two … [Read more…]
The Viva! Sistema program is beginning its second year and is looking to further expand its community reach. If you are interested, or if you know someone that may be interested in having their child participate, please print our flyer or send the website link. Download the Sistema 2013-2014 Flyer
Here is a video documentary published by the English Montreal School Board (EMSB) of the Viva! Sistema Motnreal program hosted by the Quebec Music Educators Association (QMEA). In this documentary, the kids of St. Gabriel Elementary School in Point St Charles who participate in the program visit the FACE School to rehearse with the FACE … [Read more…]
The Canadian Music Educators’ Association/L’Association canadienne des musiciens éducateurs has explored the aims and goals, efficacy, and program delivery of the music education program known as El Sistema and hereby presents the following to summarize the CMEA/ACME’s current position. Headings include: What is El Sistema? CMEA/ACME Position Implementation of El Sistema CMEA support for El … [Read more…]
El Sistema, a movement that uses musical group instruction as a mean to affect social change in children and youth, is implemented in two Quebec communities for the first time. “Music…has the power of forming the character and should, therefore, be introduced into the education of the young.” – Aristotle On October 22, 2012, the … [Read more…]
The following paper entitled: Adopt or Adapt? El Sistema as an Inspiration for Music Education in Canada was commissioned by QMEA/Acme for presentation at the 30th ISME International Conference that took place in Thessaloniki, Greece in July, 2012. QMEA/Acme sponsored the presentation of this paper for the ISME world conference and was the major sponsor … [Read more…]