60 Minutes: El Sistema - Music makes a difference in Venezuelan slums - Wednesday, April 16, 2008



Wow... This video is amazing. It's about 13 minutes long, and tells the story of a revolutionary program to teach classical music to poor children beginning at a very young age in Venezuela, and the social revolution it has created over the past 30 years. Here's a link to a news story on the BBC about the Youth Orchestra and its' fame and the far-reaching effects of this kind of program.


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