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Video Round-up for first week of September 2012

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As I continue this new tradition of including 5 YouTube videos that portray music consciousness, I hope that you will watch the videos for inspiration. 1. Evelyn Glennie, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU3V6zNER4g The deaf drummer gives a discussion about our entire bodies resonating sounds.  She shows us how to truly listen to music.  I wonder if Beethoven also had this philosophy. 2. Jose Antonio Abreu, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uintr2QX-TU This Venezeulan humanitarian helped to solve juvanile deliquency in his country through founding a youth orchestra.  The project was so successful that some of the orchestra's former members now enjoy international music careers, including Gustavo Dudemal, who now acts as a conductor and music director for the Los Angeles Symphony. 3. Gustavo Dudemal, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_El7qwib0dc&feature=fvwrel Well, watch the video to experience the excitement of this Latin American audience witnessing a top yo...