LInks to El Sistema the System

Welcome to El Sistema USA. 33 years ago in a parking garage in Caracas, Dr. José Antonio Abreu gathered together 11 children to play music. El Sistema was born. It now teaches music to 300,000 of Venezuela’s poorest children, demonstrating the power of ensemble music to dramatically change the life trajectory of hundreds of thousands of a nation’s youth while transforming the communities around them.El Sistema USA is a support and advocacy network for people and organizations inspired by Venezuela’s monumental music education program. It will grow to provide comprehensive informatithe El Sistema philosophy and methodology, and host a variety of resources that will aid those building, expanding and supporting El Sistema programs in the US and beyond. The YOURS Project (Chicago, IL) “Music is immensely important in the awakening of sensibility, in the forging of values and in the training of youngsters to teach others” El Sistema youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=276oR_tEmbs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=276oR_tEmbs