American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow more than 200 years ago said “Music is the universal language of mankind, and Harvard scientists in a recently published comprehensive scientific study on music supports Longfellow’s declaration.
And, here in Gainesville, students at M.K. Rawlings Elementary Center for the Fine Arts recently connected with non-English speaking children through their participation in the International Concert Exchange for World Disability Day with students from India to share an artistic experience via a live Zoom concert held Dec. 3.
The concert was a collaboration between students at Rawlings and students in the Margika Organization for Special Learners in India that works with underserved children.