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El Ensemble busca conectar e informar a todas las personas que están comprometidas con la educación musical de conjunto para el empoderamiento de los jóvenes y el cambio social.

Hosting Fire Up! in Athens: A Week of Collective Practice and Exchange

05-06-2026

When the Academy for Impact through Music (AIM) suggested bringing the Fire Up! residency to Athens, we felt both excitement and a strong sense of responsibility. Our space is deeply meaningful to us; El Sistema Greece is a vibrant community grounded in trust, creativity, and daily collaboration, and inviting colleagues from across Europe into that community felt acutely personal. The residency itself was intense and demanding, with constant transitions between workshops, rehearsals, peer exchanges, and shared experiences. It also afforded us a rare opportunity: a chance to be students in our own teaching spaces, and to see those spaces through the eyes of our peers.

From Spark to Flame: A Glance at Fire Up! 2025

04-01-2026

Imagine choosing—on purpose—to stop. To give yourself a moment of attention and ask, without judgment, a simple question: “Why do I do this work?” It’s a small exercise of meditation and self-awareness that we rarely find time for in our noisy daily routine. And yet, in that brief pause, something can appear: a spark that feeds the question, gives it space, and makes it louder.

For me, Fire Up! 2025 in Athens—a four-day teaching artist residency led by the Academy for Impact through Music (AIM)—was that spark. 

EDITORIAL
Young People Are Speaking To Us. Are We Close Enough to Hear Them?

12-03-2025

I’d been missing the presence and perspective of young people in these gatherings dedicated to arts education, young people’s wellbeing, and community health through the arts. When young people were present, it was most often as performers, and occasionally as panelists alongside adults.

Throughout these events, I had been wondering, “How is it that we continue to position young people as objects of conversation, and not the subject?”

EDITORIAL
The Power of Youth Voice

11-05-2025

An instructor once told me, “When we listen to our students, we remember why we’re here. Their perspective makes us better.” That was the moment I realized our learning experiences aren’t a one-way street. In programs that truly value our voices, the impact extends far beyond the classroom. It reaches families, neighborhoods, and entire communities.

Teacher Learning through the Spark of Action Research

09-03-2025

How can I contribute to making something that’s already great even better?

That was the question I asked myself when I took on the challenge of carrying out the first Academy for Impact Through Music (AIM) Chispa, in Caracas, Venezuela, in December 2024.

 

EDITORIAL
Las artes juveniles abrazan la creatividad y la conversación

11-06-2024

Los jóvenes tienen un acceso sin precedentes a los medios de comunicación, lo que a menudo les lleva a confiar en las opiniones populares en lugar de cultivar su propia voz. Lo compruebo en el aula cuando pregunto a los alumnos lo que piensan: a menudo dudan, buscando a su alrededor validación en lugar de confiar en sus instintos. Esta reticencia es descorazonadora. Pone de relieve una necesidad acuciante en la educación artística de los jóvenes: debemos fomentar espacios para la reflexión y el diálogo sincero.

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