"El Sistema, "The Venezuelan Musical Miracle

The Construction of a Global Myth

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3979742
AutoresGeoffrey Baker (0000-0003-1586-6985), Geoff Baker (0009-0003-1010-2609, autor de correspondencia)
Año2018
Volumen39
Número2
Páginas160-193
Fecha de publicación2018-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLatin American Music Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0163-0350 • E-ISSN: 1536-0199
EditorialProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.7560/lamr39202
OpenAlexW2914095377
IdiomaES
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas8

The Venezuelan orchestral training program El Sistema represents a paradox. It may be the most famous and lauded music education system in the world, yet scholarly examination in recent years has revealed numerous flaws in the dominant narrative, which appears increasingly like a myth. This article examines the processes by which this narrative was established both nationally and internationally, focusing on the creation, dissemination, and consolidation of the myth by the media, program evaluations, and an emerging global El Sistema industry

Art · Business · Literature · Miracle · Musical · Mythology · Narrative · Political science · Diverse Music Education Insights · Diverse Musicological Studies · History · Law · Neuroscience and Music Perception