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Building Culture, Building Community at the RYSE Center

Jordan Daniel, Culture Builder Intern, The RYSE Center

05-03-2023

Growing up, I was taught to suck it up, because your pain isn’t serious until you become an adult. Feelings weren’t a thing, and neither were options. So when I joined a place that preached opposite ideas, I thought I had fallen into a parallel universe.

The Ambassadors’ Exchange: May Happenings

05-03-2023

This month, the Ambassadors were asked to explore their daily lives in their programs. Our most recent entry explores ideas such as: 1) their daily routines outside of rehearsal; 2) what their rehearsal settings look and feel like; and 3) their relationships with their colleagues/instructors. We hope to share different slices of life from different corners of the world.

GLI Imagined Community Concert: “Our City, Our Stage” at Community MusicWorks

Megan Sesma (author), Sarah Howard, Raquel Serrano, Judith Sweet, and Julia Weldon, Global Leaders ’23 cohort members

04-05-2023

The events we imagined for “Our City, Our Stage” intend to honor CMW’s rich legacy of gathering community voices, centering relationships, and highlighting artistic pathways. In short, we wanted to help CMW coalesce more fully with its surrounding community. With that in mind, we designed preparatory activities for the community to enjoy together—activities such as community listening sessions, organized by youth leaders, that lead to the creation of mini murals based on community feedback.

Inner Development Goals: The Keys to Sustainable Development on a Global Scale

Adrián Nájera-Coto, trombonist, pedagogue, and teaching artist

04-05-2023

Most of us believe that teaching artists are the missing piece in building a sustainable future. But what if our field is missing something as well—a bridge that could connect our artistic mission with effective policymaking and systemic change? For many years, I certainly felt that some sort of stepping stone was missing. And then, last year, I was introduced to what I believe to be a game-changer during the International Teaching Artist Conference—ITAC6—in Oslo: The Inner Development Goals (IDGs).

In Brazil, the Joyful Noise of a Hundred Teachers Learning Together

Susan Siman, International Consultant in Music Education

04-05-2023

There are not many cities—even world capitals—that have a government-supported program to develop children’s orchestras and choirs in public schools. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is one city that does have such a program: IBME, Instituto Brasileiro de Música e Educação, which helps to support youth and children’s ensembles in over fifty schools throughout the city.

Sistemang Pilipino: A Decade of Continuous Learning

Lianne Sala, Founder and Executive Director, Sistemang Pilipino

04-05-2023

The story of the El Sistema–inspired program Sistemang Pilipino began quietly in April 2013 at an orphanage in Cebu City, Philippines. A mixed group of 21 music teachers, students, and musicians all began together with a teacher training workshop led by Graciela Briceno, a Sistema Fellow based in Boston, MA, in the United States.

Q&A: Jazz Hands For Autism Teacher-in-Training Tyler Roberts on Classroom Management, Confidence, and Booking Gigs

Donna Pignatiello-Iarocci, Teacher Trainer and Job Coach, Jazz Hands For Autism

04-05-2023

Downtown Los Angeles usually sees about ten inches of rain for the season. As of this writing, we’re 12 inches ahead of schedule.

Happily, the recent precipitation hasn’t dampened Tyler Roberts’ spirits. He’s got a lot to beam about: he’s the sunny spot at the center of a classroom at Kayne Eras Center in Culver City, CA, where he teaches drums to five spunky elementary students. Tyler’s smile lights up the room and his laid-back, inquisitive nature serves both him and his students well.

Let’s get to know a bit about Tyler, his gift for teaching, and what’s on his horizon.

Sistema Scotland: New Evaluation Shows Big Noise, Big Futures

Ianne Currie, Evaluation & Monitoring Officer, Sistema Scotland

03-01-2023

Sistema Scotland is excited to share the learning from a recently published evaluation report by the Glasgow Centre for Population Health (GCPH). The report, titled Statistical Analysis of Educational Outcomes Among Big Noise Raploch Participants, finds that young people who take part in Big Noise Raploch are more likely to achieve positive post-school outcomes and are more likely to be in employment than those who have not participated in the program.

GLI Imagined Community Concert: Ubuntu Bulamu at Brass for Africa

Maryen Muñoz (author), Atteqa Malik, Keziah Ntwiga, Kenneth Mwiti, and Catherine Aziz Shawky, Global Leaders ’23 cohort members

03-01-2023

During interviews, BFA Founder Jim Trott emphasized gender inequality as a prominent issue in the places where they work, citing data that indicates the problem has worsened during the pandemic. As Jim referenced several alarming practices—domestic violence, dowry violence, acid attack, forced marriage, sexual harassment, human trafficking, forced prostitution—it became clear to us that our imagined concert would need to raise awareness of this issue.

Miami Lighthouse Youth Music Program: Reimagining Music as an Empowerment Tool

Virginia A. Jacko, President and Chief Executive Officer, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired

03-01-2023

Nearly two decades ago, when I started going completely blind, I came to the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired to learn how to live as a blind person. It was there that I encountered extraordinary young people who either were born blind or went blind when they were young—but who were united in their abiding love of and talent for music.

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