Music Provides Common Language
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Category:
Anecdote |
Issue(s) Addressed:
Building society/citizenship |
Attribution
Allison Wrenn Thomas, Cesk Zadeja Music High School, Raleigh, NC, Grade:12, Age: 18
Item Text
As an American attending a music high school in the war-torn country of Kosovo, I have had the privilege to witness firsthand the power of music to unite diverse cultures... I remember the first time American soldiers visited our dilapidated school. Curiosity and tension vibrated in the air until Liridon sat down to the piano. As a Kosovar folk song filled the room, the atmosphere dissolved into smiles and applause: we had found a common language.
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- Name: Debra Bresnan
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