Música y comunidad

 
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.

“Giftedness Is Just Access in Disguise”: Lessons in Flourishing Together

11-05-2025

The summer of 2025 brought a harsh financial reality. Like so many nonprofits in the United States this year, we lost more than 50% in foundation funding—money we’d counted on to hire adult teachers for our summer programming. We couldn’t bring in the experienced instructors who had anchored our summer camps in previous years.

This loss created an unexpected void that my teaching team and I didn’t know how to fill. To our surprise, our Urban Fellows and Junior Fellows—a group of our older and emerging student leaders—stepped up to fill the void.

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.

New Guiding Pillars Amplify Our Collective Voice

09-03-2025

Nearly two decades ago, a handful of United States programs that were inspired by El Sistema in Venezuela opened their doors. Since then, El Sistema USA® has become a network of more than 150 organizations—the largest such network in the world. Our members represent a diverse array of music programs from dozens of states, as well as international programs in adjacent countries from Canada to Haiti. Given the diversity and breadth of our network, it’s reasonable to ask: What is the common thread between these programs? And why does this collective work matter? Watching and helping this coalition grow and evolve, we have been able to isolate a few distinct qualities that unite us and affirm the power of our collective voice.

In Oregon, a More Neighborly Approach Brings Joy

09-03-2025

The majority of the population is in Portland, at the northern border, with most everybody else residing along the “I5 Corridor”—Interstate 5, a major north-south highway that runs from Portland to California. BRAVO serves a region at the very northern tip of Portland; JOY serves students in Yamhill County. North Portland is a diverse blue-collar area with shipyards, warehouses, and port terminals; Yamhill County is the heart of Oregon’s famed Willamette Valley, a region known best for its fabulous wineries. But while the county boasts fancy vineyards and tasting rooms, it is also filled with farms and the hardworking farmhands and families.

Just 46 miles apart, our landscapes could not be more different. And yet the work we do could not be more aligned.

Reggae Roots at Sistema Toronto – Jane Finch

06-04-2025

Working in this field has shown us how a diverse, inclusive curriculum can activate a student’s passion and sense of self. At Sistema Toronto, our goal is to have repertoires that represent our students and the communities they live in. With that in mind, Sistema Toronto invited Juno-nominated reggae artist Jah’Mila to work with students at our Jane Finch Centre this March as part of a months-long exploration of reggae music titled Reggae Roots. Our students spent January and February preparing for three days of workshops led by Jah’Mila and a culminating concert.

Un nuevo libro infantil celebra 50 años de música colectiva

05-07-2025

Con motivo del 50 aniversario de El Sistema, LiberaMusica y la editorial Carthusia Edizioni publican Tumpa Cu-Cù, un nuevo libro que introduce a los niños en la música de conjunto.

Entre la tradición y la innovación: Reimaginar la formación del profesorado en NEOJIBA

05-07-2025

Al intentar renovar una iniciativa que existe desde hace casi una década, nuestro gran reto es encontrar ese equilibrio preciso entre valorar la tradición y proponer algo nuevo. En NEOJIBA Núcleos Estatales de Orquestas Juveniles e Infantiles de Bahía, este equilibrio es fundamental para nuestra búsqueda continua de mejora: alabar lo que ya funciona, reconocer lo que se puede mejorar y tener la tranquilidad de sugerir algo innovador sin perder la esencia de una idea.

Fue con este espíritu que en 2023, en una tarde soleada durante el "eterno verano" de Bahía, comenzamos a rediseñar el PROCEC, nuestro programa colectivo de formación de profesores.

El Gobierno de EE.UU. canceló un concierto juvenil. Los veteranos militares lo cancelaron.

04-02-2025

Cuando me enteré de que la organización Arco de Equidad presentaba un concierto sinfónico de viento y un curso intensivo de aprendizaje que reunía a jóvenes músicos infrarrepresentados y a la USMB, me quedé extasiada. Era la oportunidad de estar al lado de mis ídolos, las personas a las que había admirado desde que los descubrí. Me preparé como nunca. Y, finalmente, el duro trabajo dio sus frutos: Me seleccionaron. Fue surrealista; por finla oportunidad de actuar con mis héroes, mis mentores, mis amigos.

La emoción creció durante semanas... hasta el 24 de febrero, cuando recibí un terrible correo electrónico que decía: "De acuerdo con las recientes Órdenes Ejecutivas que afectan a la programación relacionada con la DEI para las agencias federales, la Banda de los Marines ha recibido instrucciones de cancelar nuestra colaboración".

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