(Courtesy, Longy School of Music of Bard College) That difference comes most directly with Longyâs determined embrace of the renowned El Sistema ⦠Launched in 2013, Longy School of Musicâs Sistema Side by Side program pairs students from El Sistema programs across Massachusetts with graduate students and faculty in rehearsals and performances with renowned musical guests. It was seen as a way to lure kids towards music ⦠Longy offers the first El Sistema-inspired degree program in the country, founded 7 years ago in partnership with the L.A. Phil. Longyâs president Karen Zorn, a current graduate student, and an El Sistema ⦠El Sistema-inspired programs provide what the International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies describes as "free classical music ⦠The Los Angeles Philharmonic, building on its symbiotic relationship with Venezuela's El Sistema national youth music training program, is partnering with Bard College in upstate New York and the Longy School of Music ⦠ESUSA Board Member and Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program at the Longy School of Music ⦠Session Description: The Longy Sistema Side by Side co-directors, Jorge Soto, Marielisa and Mariesther Alvarez will lead a session that consists of three parts: 1) Lead a musical session with students (from the Longy ⦠El Sistema, which means The System, is a musical mentoring program that started in Venezuela almost 40 years ago. El Sistema is a global approach using music education to transform lives and bring about social change. Karen Zorn. El Sistema USA and the Longy School of Music of Bard College MAT Program collaborated on a five-part series on student learning and youth engagement for the summer: Sistema-inspired programming online. El Sistema USA and the Longy School of Music of Bard College MAT Program are collaborating on a five-part series on student learning and youth engagement for the summer: Sistema-inspired programming online. In El Sistema-inspired programs, children as young as age 2 and living in impoverished and sometimes dangerous situations are offered intensive music ⦠Juan Felipe Molano, professor at the Longy School of Music at Bard College, introduces community members to the music method "El Sistema" during an ⦠ESUSA Board Member and Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program at the Longy School of Music ⦠Joint Study of the Longy School of Music of Bard College and Wolf Brown Headline Findings from the U.S. National El Sistema Study October 17, 2016 Nearly three years ago, we met with many of you at the Take a Stand conference in Los Angeles to discuss the possibility of a collective study of the impacts of early orchestral learning in El ⦠This one-year program is embedded in ⦠El Sistema is a publicly financed, voluntary sector, music-education program, founded in Venezuela in 1975 by Venezuelan educator, musician, and activist José Antonio Abreu. It later adopted the motto "Music for Social Change."