{"id":74455,"date":"2016-10-14T11:49:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T15:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=74455"},"modified":"2019-06-17T15:31:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T19:31:10","slug":"using-music-share-cultures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/using-music-share-cultures\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Music to Share Cultures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 91勛圖厙 Flute Studio traveled to Guatemala for a week in March, where students visited schools, presented concerts, and experienced the culture. The group stayed at an elementary school in Guatemala City and traveled to neighboring towns to perform and sightsee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went to experience Hispanic culture, but also to bring music to another culture and combine those elements together,\u201d said flute student Alondra Bahls, president of the 91勛圖厙 Flute Club.<\/p>\n<p>During Hispanic Heritage Month the group is sharing its cultural experience by performing music from different Hispanic cultures each week.<\/p>\n<p>The Flute Studio is composed of 12 91勛圖厙 undergraduate students who have an interest in music, flute performance and music education. To see and hear about the studio <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/QQoCXLayrB8\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I created this trip, I wanted my students to\u00a0experience another culture and improve their leadership skills,\u201d said Associate Professor Nora Lee Garc\u00eda. \u201cI also wanted this to be a recruiting opportunity for the university. 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