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Venezuela's Groundbreaking Musical Education, Saving Lives Through Music (Video)

Venezuela's Groundbreaking Musical Education, Saving Lives Through Music (Video)
Venezuela has become a hotbed of young classical music talent thanks to a system the country has in place that lets youth of all backgrounds get their hands on precious instruments. It's called "el Sistema" - "the system" - and it's all about children, about saving them - hundreds of thousands of children - through classical music.

Venezuela has become a hotbed of young classical music talent thanks to a system the country has in place that lets youth of all backgrounds get their hands on precious instruments.

It's called "el Sistema" – "the system" – and it's all about children, about saving them – hundreds of thousands of children – through classical music.

Watch the video below, from 60 Minutes.

(Thanks to Sun Star for submitting the story!)

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