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In their own words; a tale of advocacy.(Forum Focus: Arts Awareness and Advocacy)(two documentaries on music in Home Box Office Inc.)

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From: American Music Teacher
Date: 20070401
Author:Rocks, Danny

Several years ago, I discovered a quotation by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats: "Education is not the filling of a pail. Rather it is the lighting of a spark." Those words have stayed with me and have helped to define my thinking about the importance of music and the arts in our society--and especially in our educational system.

Recently, I have had several opportunities to witness those "sparks of musical invention" in two remarkable independent films: The HBO Documentary The Music in Me: Children's Recitals from Classical to Latin, Jazz to Zydeco and Music From the ...

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