If you don't like the politicization of El Sistema in Venezuela, there is something you can do about it.
The Price Tag of Independence

If you don't like the politicization of El Sistema in Venezuela, there is something you can do about it.
What’s the point of the extra time on music if we’re not willing to use it differently?
It may be ubiquitous as a pedagogical tool, but does that make it a good idea?
This was not the same orchestra. There was a technical and musical assurance, a mental flexibility, a level of intellectual discipline that was evident in every measure they played.
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