May 2011
5 posts
The Baltimore Seminario—a First for the U.S. El...
By: Tricia Tunstall and Eric Booth
In Venezuela’s El Sistema, a “seminario” is a special intensive learning experience. That’s right — sometimes the typical four hours a day, six days a week of music learning is not intensive enough. Teachers and administrators are often inspired to call for a seminario whenever any kind of unusual opportunity presents itself. For example, a great bassoon...
Solomon, Nasheim, Lance and the huddle
Over the weekend, Nasheim and Lance proudly represented the percussion department of Soundscapes at the first meeting of El Sistema USA groups in Baltimore. I think some of their amazing experience translated back to our percussion class this past Monday.
I am always looking for ways to instill a sense of self motivation in all my students, no matter whether it’s Soundscapes second...
