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Viva! Sistema – Music for Social Change: A QMEA/Aemq Initiative

October 26, 2012 by Kerry Leave a Comment

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…]

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