EL SISTEMA: THE MOST INCLUSIVE MUSIC-EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE WORLD----EVER!
EL SISTEMA'S SPECIAL EDUCATION INCLUDES DEAF CHILDREN.
El Sistema started in 1975 by José Antonio Abreu with 11 musicians.
Today, there are nearly 300,000 children participating.
Most of them come from the most impoverished sector of Venezuelan society.
Among its unique components is the CORO DE LAS MANOS BLANCAS --- a choir of deaf girls, boys, and young people.

For the documentary film: http://tocaryluchar.com/

For more about Maestro José Antonio Abreu:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

For more about El Sistema: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
http://elsistema-nyc.org

For the remarkable Birmingham, Alabama implementation:
http://myorch.org/
http://jeane-metroyo.blogsp...
http://metroyo.blogspot.com/

For Bob Simon's piece on "60 Minutes":
http://www.cbsnews.com/stor...