TY - BOOK AU - Tunstall,Tricia AU - Booth,Eric TI - Playing for their lives: the global El Sistema movement for social change through music SN - 9780393245646 PY - 2016///] CY - New York PB - W.W. Norton & Company KW - Fundación Musical Simón Bolívar KW - Music KW - Instruction and study KW - Social aspects KW - Venezuela N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What Is El Sistema? -- To Play and to Struggle: El Sistema in Venezuela -- The Global Spread of the El Sistema Vision -- Understanding El Sistema: A Few Key Ideas -- Key Elements of the El Sistema Learning Environment -- Radical Inclusion -- Ensemble Learning -- Peer Learning -- Music as Passion and Expressivity -- Intensity -- High Musical Aspiration -- Family and Community Involvement -- Overview of a Movement -- Different Cultures, Different Needs -- Following the Money -- Connecting the Dots -- What We Can Learn from El Sistema -- A Reflection and a Celebration N2 - "An eye-opening view of the unprecedented global spread of El Sistema - intensive music education that disrupts the cycles of poverty,"--Amazon.com ER -