music-education

More than $500,000 has been raised for music-education groups.

Rocking Roster Keeps Young at Heart Jim Fusilli 2011

Associated Press The Passaic River, above, continued to flood homes Thursday in Little Falls, N.J. As Hurricane Irene plowed toward the Northeast around midnight last Saturday, Celena Sylvestri, a 20-year-old music-education student in New Jersey, decided to drive to her boyfriend's home before the storm hit.

Irene Leaves Behind Tales of Death Vanessa O'Connell 2011

Even mention of Hugo Ch vez, Venezuela's repressive president, does not faze him, though he quickly steers the conversation toward El Sistema, his country's vaunted and longstanding music-education program for underprivileged youths, from which he himself sprung.

Before His U.S. Tour Begins 2010

I've written about Venezuela before in this space, specifically to defend the Venezuelan music-education program popularly known as El Sistema for their marriage of convenience with the administration of Hugo Chávez.

¡Abajo cadenas! Matthew Guerrieri 2008

I've written about Venezuela before in this space, specifically to defend the Venezuelan music-education program popularly known as El Sistema for their marriage of convenience with the administration of Hugo Chávez.

Archive 2008-10-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008

The latter was the work of 22-year-old Eric Sayre, now a music-education student at the University of Iowa.

Ay, Marimba! 2010

While Mr. Dudamel should not be made to suffer for being the product and superstar of the music-education program of Venezuela, we should not get in the business of supporting Chavez or the end-results of his projects until it becomes clear that Chavez is committed to democracy and human rights.

Amo, lloro, canto, sueño Matthew Guerrieri 2007

"There's been a lot of trial and error, and there's been more error than success" at his company, says Michael Dougherty, chairman and CEO of Kindermusik International Inc., a Greensboro, N.C., music-education publisher that has been practicing open-book management for 10 years.

An Open Book 2009

The article incorrectly said that ASU is cutting its music-education program.

Corrections & Amplifications 2009

While Mr. Dudamel should not be made to suffer for being the product and superstar of the music-education program of Venezuela, we should not get in the business of supporting Chavez or the end-results of his projects until it becomes clear that Chavez is committed to democracy and human rights.

Archive 2007-11-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2007