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David: Abogado, maestro y músico
En los últimos reportes, hemos descrito la vida, principalmente, de nuestros alumnos y alumnas de la Fundación. La elección de esos escritos fue mostrar la experiencia de los principales participantes de nuestro proyecto. Sin embargo, la labor ardua que han desempeñado los maestros y maestras que diariamente acuden a cada una de las agrupaciones, es verdaderamente admirable.
David se levanta por las mañanas temprano para llegar al Despacho y empezar el día con cartas, escritos, juntas, idas y venidas. Con su saco y corbata, lo podemos ver caminando por el centro de la ciudad, llevando documentos o terminando una junta. Lo saludamos y su sonrisa es inmutable, siempre la misma, totalmente franca y sencilla. El abogado, está a la vista.
Los lunes, martes y miércoles, tiene una cita en Moctezuma con 21 niños y niñas de 4 a 8 pm. El viaje es largo de la capital al lugar de la cita, son, aproximadamente, 2 horas. Sin embargo, el compromiso es total. No hay ni un pequeño titubeo. El traje y la corbata desaparecen, una playera negra con algún grupo musical en el pecho viste a David y, normalmente alguna cachucha o gorro en su cabeza, los pantalones de mezclilla y los tennis no pueden faltar.
Comienza uno de los mayores disfrutes de David: compartir la Música. En su clase lo esperan sus alumnos y alumnas de percusiones: “Profe, ¿qué vamos a hacer hoy?”. Ya tiene su clase preparada, las lecciones, los juegos, los chistes del día, y ¿por qué no?, uno que otro regaño.
David, a la par de ser maestro de percusiones, es el coordinador de la banda sinfónica de Moctezuma, donde busca resolver situaciones logísticas o de gestión que aparecen en el día a día. También organiza academias con los maestros y maestras, buscando ofrecer a los niños y niñas una educación musical comunitaria integral. Junto con la plantilla docente de Moctezuma, han logrado fortalecer a la banda sinfónica, asegurando su constancia, la calidad musical y la labor comunitaria.
Después de llegar de Moctezuma, David tiene ensayo por las noches con su grupo de worldmusic: Pamalanga, donde toca la batería desde hace más de 10 años. La música es inherente a él, lo ha cambiado. Como a él le ha transformado su vida, busca generar la misma experiencia a sus alumnos y alumnas. Él tuvo la oportunidad de conocer y desarrollarse en la música, él quiere ofrecer lo mismo a tantos niños y niñas como se puedan.
Viajar un poco más de 4 horas diarias, 3 veces a la semana, puede considerarse un trabajo no tan cómodo, sin embargo la convicción de que está trabajando por un bien comunitario que está impactando a más de 1000 familias potosinas, es lo que sigue haciendo que se esfuerce y ofrezca una educación de calidad. La sensación de partirse en 3 o 4 para poder ofrecer lo mejor de él mismo, es una decisión que David ha tomado para darse y compartir el regalo de la Música.
Agradecemos enormemente a todos los maestros y maestras comprometidos consigo mismos y con la sociedad. Donde en su quehacer diario muestran la fortaleza de trabajar en COMUNIDAD.
Seguimos cambiando al mundo, 1 músico a la vez.
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Davd: lawyer, teacher and musician
}In the last reports, we mainly recounted the life of the Foundation students. We wanted to give you the experience of all the people who work in the Project.. The work that the instructors do, is truly remarkable.
David wakes up early everyday so he can make it to the office, he starts the day with letters, written memos, meetings, comings and goings. As he is a lawyer, he is wearing a suit and tie, and we can see him downtown, taking documents or attending meetings. His smile is always there, always the same, plain and honest.
Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, he has an appointment in Moctezuma with 21 children from 4 to 8 pm. The road from San Luis to Moctezuma takes about 2 hours. However, the commitment is firm. There’s not even a blink. The suit and the tie disappear, and now he wears a black t-shirt and a Base Ball cap, jeans and sneakers can’t miss.
It began one of the most delightful activities for David: sharing Music. His percussion students wait for him: “Teacher, what are we going to do today?”. David has already prepared his class. The lessons, the games, the jokes, and, why not?, some scolding…
At the same time, David is the Administration Coordinator of the Moctezuma Symphonic Band. It is his job to solve the day-to-day logistic problems. He also organizes the teachers, seeking to offer the kids a holistic musical education. With all the teachers’ staff, they have made in Moctezuma a strong symphonic band.
Coming back from Moctezuma, David has night rehearsal with his worldmusic group: Pamalanga, where he has played the drums for more than 10 years. Music is within him; it has changed his life, so he is trying to share his experience with the girls and boys he works with.
Commuting more than four hours per day three times per week is not easy, but the conviction that he is working for the welfare of the community, in a drive that has touch more than 1,000 families, keeps him moving offering high quality education. Trying to do 3 jobs to offer the best of himself is a decision that David has made to share the gift of music.
We are very grateful to all the teachers who are truly committed with themselves and the society where they show their will to work daily for the community.
We go on changing the world one musician every day.
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"Música para la Vida" ha impactado en más de 900 niños, niñas y adolescentes de 9 diferentes lugares geográficos en San Luis Potosí, México. A lo largo de este camino de más de 3 años, hemos escuchado tantas significativas historias que nos han puesto la piel de gallina, en donde niños, niñas y padres de familia cambian sus vidas para bien: la música nos ha dado un hermoso regalo que es el crear COMUNIDAD.
Dentro de este camino, estamos muy felices de la apertura de un nuevo núcleo que busca impactar a más de 200 niños, niñas y adolescentes. La característica de este nuevo hogar musical es que se encuentra dentro de la zona urbana periférica, buscando impactar a una población que está altamente segregada, aún con su cercanía con la capital. La poca oferta en educación básica y en actividades culturales o de recreación; la inseguridad debido al narcotráfico y a otros grupos de crímenes organizados o delictivos; así como la cercanía con la penitenciaría estatal, han hecho de “La Pila” un lugar “olvidado” para muchos.
La apuesta por dos agrupaciones musicales comunitarias (un coro y una orquesta sinfónica) ofrece una opción de inserción social en donde niños, niñas y jóvenes desarrollen habilidades musicales, personales y colectivas que beneficien en general a la población de “La Pila”.
El núcleo San Luis Sur, en donde arrancó “La Pila”, inició en el segundo semestre de 2016, lleva más de 6 meses andando, tiene cerca de 100 niños, niñas y adolescentes inscritos y una planta docente altamente profesional.
Gracias al apoyo de tantas personas, podemos seguir ofreciendo música a más niños, niñas y adolescentes en todo el estado ¡GRACIAS!
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“Música para la Vida” has made an impact in more than 1000 children of different communities of San Luis Potosí, México. Since 2013, we have heard many strong and meaningful stories of the transformation that children and their parents had experienced. Music has giving us a beautiful gift: creating COMMUNITY.
Following this path, we are very happy with the opening of a new orchestra and choir that is searching to impact more than 200 children. This community is “La PIla”, a place that is in the urban periphery of San Luis capital. Even tough is near the capital, it is characterized with its huge segregation because of its low basic offer education; very few cultural classes or activities; highly percentage of insecurity because organized crime; and its nearest to the State Penitentiary. All these factors had made of “La Pila”, an unknown and unmentionable place of San Luis Potosí.
The bet of a symphonic orchestra and a choir offers a beautiful and promising options of social inclusion in which the youngsters can develop musical, personal and collective abilities that will benefit the hall population of “La Pila”.
“La Pila” started on the second semester of 2016, it has more than 6 months playing, with more than 100 children and a staff of highly professional teachers.
Thanks to the support of so many people we can continue to offer music to more youngsters in all the state of San Luis Potosí. Thank you!
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Demetrio es un chico de 16 años que toca el oboe desde hace tres años en la Fundación. Él, como tantos otros chicos y chicas entraron en el arranque de este gran proyecto, ofreciendo su entusiasmo, cariño y dedicación a este sueño que está transformando vidas a través de la música.
Siendo su esfuerzo y entusiasmo rasgos característicos, poco a poco fue desarrollando habilidades musicales y sociales muy positivas para él, su familia y sus compañeros de la orquesta. A pesar de tener dificultades económicas fuertes, Demetrio es muy constante, perseverante y entregado. Caracterizándolo el amor por su instrumento, su sección de maderas, la orquesta y la Fundación.
El pasado 27 de noviembre de 2016, realizamos un concierto a beneficio, teniendo la participación de la Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Comunitaria Música para la Vida, con niños y niñas de Ciudad Valles, Charcas, Matehuala y Villa de Reyes. En total 100 niños participaron en este Magno concierto en un gran teatro para 1300 personas.
El repertorio fue amplio, tocando más de 12 piezas musicales, entre ellas la Escena 1 de la suite del Lago de los Cisnes de P. Tchaikovsky. Demetrio le comentó al director musical que su sueño era tocar el solo de esta escena, sin embargo la elección grupal de que otra alumna tocara el solo, frustró, por el momento, su sueño.
Un día antes del concierto, en uno de los ensayos, la chica decidió no tocar el solo, ofreciéndoselo a Demetrio. La emoción y felicidad de Demetrio se vio reflejada al instante, y en el primer ensayo su solo sonó hermoso.
El día del concierto, la emoción, alegría y expectativa estaba por los cielos. Los niños y niñas gozando su momento. En la quinta pieza, Armando -el director musical- levanta la batuta y comienzan a sonar los violines, dando pie al oboe de mostrar su voz. Demetrio cautivó. La sala se pone de pie, Armando manda llamar a Demetrio al frente, felicitándolo públicamente. Demetrio no cabe de la felicidad y la emoción y lágrimas brotan por su cara....
Con momentos como este, es cuando decimos que estamos Cambiando al Mundo 1 Músico a la Vez.
Gracias por tu apoyo.
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Demetrio is a sixteen years old boy who plays the oboe since 2013 in the Foundation. He, like so many other children were at the project start-up, giving their enthusiasm, love and dedication to this dream that is changing lives through music.
Demetrio showed, since the beginning, a lot of effort and enthusiasm at playing the oboe, little by little he started to develop different social and musical skills for his family, the orchestra and himself. Despite some economic difficulties, Demetrio is one of the most committed students of the Foundation. He reflected that his love to music, his instrument and the Foundation, were characteristic features of himself.
The 27th of November of 2016, we realized a benefit concert, in which the “Musica para la Vida Symphony Orchestra” performed a lovely concert with more than 13 pieces. The orchestra had 100 kids of Villa de Reyes, Charcas, Ciudad Valles and Matehuala. They played for 1300 people in a big theatre of San Luis Potosí.
Among the repertoire, it was the 1st scene of the Swan Lake ballet of P. Tchaikovsky, in which a solo oboe is well known. Demetrio commented to the musical director that his dream was playing that solo, but the orchestra decided to select another girl to play it. Demetrio got a little sad, but he still showed a lot of love to the decision of all.
One day before the concert, the girl who was elected, decided not to play that piece, offering the solo to Demetrio. At the first rehearsal, his solo sounded beautiful.
The concert day, the emotion and happiness were through the roof; all the children were enjoying their moment. At the 5th piece, Armando –the musical director- lifted his baton and the violins started to sound, following the solo oboe. Demetrio captivated the hole orchestra and the theatre. Armando called Demetrio to the front, congratulating and hugging him.
Demetrio was full of emotion and happiness, tears in his eyes showed us that with moments like these, we are really Changing the World through Music.
Thank to all our supporters.
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Peñasco is a community in San Luis Potosí periphery. It is known like “San Luis dump” because it is the main landfill of the city. Most of the people who live there, work by recollecting and separate garbage. It is a tradition that the sons and daughters of the garbage women start working as well since they are little kids.
In this context, many kids don’t finish elementary school and start working with their mothers. The idea of offering a different option of occupying their time is the reason that we started a choir in this place. We have almost 4 months working in this place, offering music as a way of development different musical and social abilities, giving them confidence, love and support.
We had notice that Juanito is receiving this support. He is a 10 years old boy who started going to Peñasco’s choir in May. He is one of the most committed children of this musical aggrupation. When he starts singing his whole body starts to move, a smile grow in his face and his enthusiasm spread to the entire classroom.
“I want to propose a game, I want to propose a game” he started telling Adriana, the choir teacher. “And how is this game, Juanito?” Adriana responds. “It is call I miss so much, and all in the classroom have to tell who they miss more in the entire world. For example I miss so much my mom”.
Juanito’s mom doesn’t live with him because she works in the city, so she left Juanito to her sister in Peñasco. During vacations is the only time that Juanito can see his mom.
Because to Adriana and Angelina (Peñasco’s teachers), Juanito started trusting them, little by little he started open his big heart and music give him an opportunity to explain and explore his feelings, he started to know that there are people who want to listen him.
Thank to your support, more children have the chance to know music, to explore his capabilities and develop different abilities. Thank you to support this cause!
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