Check out this guy in Paraquay who makes classical instruments out of trash for poor kids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdM89_88cdM
Here is a video. http://news.linktv.org/videos/harmonic-landfill-paraguay-kids-make-orchestra-out-of-trash It is such a remarkable project. Landfill Harmonic. These kids will tear your heart out! --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <authfriend@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > (snip) > > "60 Minutes" also reported on a wonderful program he had > > for music education in the country which the reporter > > thought should be done in the US. > > Gustavo Dudamel, the charismatic young music director of > the L.A. Philharmonic, is a product of that program, > called El Sistema. He got his start as musical director > of the Venezuelan Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra. He's a > big advocate for children's musical education. >