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Holiday Gift Tips for Musicians of All Ages

December 15, 2009
Holiday Gift Tips

Musical gifts for all ages. The Music Instinct DVD (with Bobby McFerrin) explores not just how we make music but why. B. B. King introduces the blues to kids. Sing-along to learn musical styles in Bake Me A Pie. Over the Top documentary follows young performers. Dot the Musical dragon is hip with babies.

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Gustavo Dudamel: A Revolutionary Musical Hero

December 15, 2009
Gustavo Dudamel

Gustavo Dudamel, classical music’s hottest young star and new LA Philharmonic director, spearheaded a musical revolution in Venezuela that affected thousands of young, poor and at-risk students.

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MAO’S LAST DANCER: Autobiography, Children’s Books, & Movie

December 15, 2009
Mao's Last Dancer

11-yr.-old Li Cunxin is taken from his family to train at the Beijing Ballet Academy during Mao’s Cultural Revolution. He dances his way to freedom and international acclaim when he courageously defects to the USA. 3 versions of this incredible true story: for adults, young readers, and children.

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