S3 Ep3: Musicians to Change the World with José Angel Salazar Marin

<p>During this episode of Why Change?, co-hosts Karla and Jeff discuss the change of seasons and Madeleine’s interview with José Angel Salazar Marin from El Sistema Greece. Madeleine and José discuss the role of a musician in educating youth and changing the world - and how to go about doing that! Karla and Jeff break down the dialogue into practical steps for all arts educators towards a more holistic future.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode you’ll learn:</p> <ul> <li>About a musician’s responsibility to the holistic development of the learner;</li> <li>How access and creating space is an essential component for music education; and </li> <li>Why action research can inform the field of music education.</li> </ul> <p>Some things from the episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://necmusic.edu/archives/sistema">El Sistema, as a movement</a></li> <li><a href="https://elsistema.gr">El Sistema Greece</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.itac-collaborative.com/our-people/jose-angel-salazar-marin">Action Research for Teaching Artists (sponsored by the Academy for Impact Through Music)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.aimpowers.com">Academy for Impact Through Music</a><br></li> </ul> <p>José Angel is one of the products of the highly-acclaimed and worldwide recognized model of music education known as “El Sistema” in Venezuela. Being educated and trained in performance, organization and management, José Angel has served as the Main Conductor and Artistic Director of both the regional youth orchestra and the symphony orchestra of his hometown Margarita Island, and invited as a guest conductor for different productions of prominent venezuelan orchestras. He has also taken different conducting masterclasses and seminars both as passive or active participant, such as the Italian Opera Academy by Riccardo Muti in Ravenna, the Hans Swarowsky Akademie with Manfred Huss in Vienna, among others.</p> <p><br></p> <p>José Angel has been invited as a music teacher and conductor to assist in different Sistema inspired programs