Looking at the Sabreen Center website and the Jerusalem Music Center website, they are both similar yet have subtle details that distinguish them. From what I can infer from the website, the Sabreen Center is community oriented and views Jerusalem as a city that should include all people. It seems focused on the child as a whole and education not only of music but of character. They show through their educational objectives and narratives from children that it is a way of creating a sense of importance for the local Palestinian people and its traditional music. The way the information is presented is very convincing, especially in the language that it uses. On the other hand, a much fancier website from the Jerusalem Music Center exhibits a different feeling. The JMC seems as if it was more proper and had more money to spend! The website focuses on "Israelis" and "Israeli Music". Although it doesn't explicitly say so, the website appears to cater to a certain class of wealthy Israelis. The title is in English and Hebrew, but not in Arabic. It does mention, however, in its objectives that it hopes to preserve Arabic music. Its goals are more in regards to finding talent and nurturing young people with a promising future. While reading the website, it is also convincing that it is a center based on cultivating young talent.
Questions for Said Murad and David Broza:
1. 1. What challenges have you encountered being an Israeli working with mostly Palestinians?
2. 2. How do the children deal with their situation through music?
3. 3. How many children do you have? What ages are they?
4. 4. Have some of your students gone on to enter the West-Eastern Divan Orchesta?
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