How we choose to be evaluated may reveal as much, if not more, than any test ever could.
Making the grade
Jonathan Andrew Govias
The Emperor’s Social Clothes
Having professed one set of values just by teaching music, is it necessary or even appropriate to verbalize others?
New Professional Appointment
The memories of how participating in Sistema affected me personally and emotionally inspire both my ongoing advocacy for a public music and my continued pursuit of artistic excellence as a conductor.
Setting the Cat amongst the Sistemas
Is the word "Sistema" a launchpad or a shackle?
Hungry for Change
Should we be concerned about music education when children are going hungry?
Tacet approval
The best way to promote social goals is to take ourselves, with our Freirian tendencies, Bourdieuian impulses, personal agendas and egos out of the picture
Something is rotten….
A Danish program defies Maestro Abreu and the Fundación - how should the international community respond?
The Tale of the Coat
The Símon Bolívar Orchestra's choice of concert dress provokes controversy in London
New Strad Article, Performance and Speaking Dates, and Website update
New articles on Sistema in August issue of The Strad, plus personal news and website upgrade
In (partial) defense of a Sistema hater
Sistema may be voodoo, but it works.
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