In my last post, I emphasized the unique role of a musician in breaking down prejudice and bringing hope to impoverished citizens. Along with this, I mentioned the power classical music has in reaching a wide audience, even an audience like the often stereotyped and diverse inner city group. Music is also a way of building a community in a highly diverse neighborhood that might not believe that they have anything in common (which I will go further into at a later date).
Then there’s the fact that, despite all these great factors, arts and music programs are still not generally […]