A new way to teach music to Ann Arbor students?

Studies indicating positive outcomes be damned, there is a constant drive to eliminate art, music and other 'non-essentials' from public education. This has forced some cash-strapped schools to look poorer nations for low-cost ideas about how to include them in their curriculum. Mitchell Elementary in Ann Arbor has looked to Venezuela. Excerpt: "One Ann Arbor Elementary School is teaming up with the University of Michigan School of Music for a unique approach to teaching music…and they are turning to Venezuela for inspiration. It's called El Sistema." Read and listen to the rest here.