Inclusive Music

STORIES BY HEADING TO OUR WEB SITE. WGCU DOT ORG. A NEW MUSIC SCHOOL, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS OPENING IN NAPLES. THE STUDENTS ARE ALL NARROW DIVERGENT WITH A SINGULAR INTEREST IN MUSIC. WGCUS REPORTER YOUN JOO PARK HAS THE STORY OF THIS UNIQUE MUSIC CONSERVATORY FOR COLLEGIATE LEVEL MUSICIANS. >> MICHAEL WEINSTEIN SURROUNDS HIMSELF WITH MUSIC. HE DECORATES HIS BEDROOM IN MUSIC THEMES. HE DEVOURS BEATLES HE PLAYS GUITAR WITH HIS MUSICIAN, AND SO YEAH. >> I'M SURE MUSIC FEELS MICHAEL'S LIFE. >> AND IOWA. >> HAPPY. >> MICHAELS MOM, HEAVY WEINSTEIN SAYS MUSIC ALSO RUNS DEEP IN THE FAMILY. >> SCOTT PLACE THE ABOUT HE DID WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER. LISA SCOTT'S FATHER WAS A CONCERT VIOLINIST. SO, YEAH, WE'RE ALL MUSICAL. BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS MICHAEL GOES IN HIS ROOM AND HE PRACTICES QATAR OR DENY YOU HAVE TO SCAN THE U.S. AT THE SAME TIME. YET HOURS HE PLAYS FOR IT'S. >> MICHAEL 6 TO DEVOTE HIS LIFE TO MUSIC BUT NEEDS CUSTOMIZED ATTENTION TO THOSE IN THE U.S. TO SUPPORT HIS SON'S MUSICAL DREAMS. SCOTT WEINSTEIN LAUNCHED THE INCLUSIVE CONSERVATORY OF NAPLES OR ICON FOR SHORT. >> THESE KIDS FALL OFF THE CLIFF OF EDUCATION. IT'S IT IS A FINISH HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY THEY JUST WANT TO LEARN AND THEY WANT TO DEVELOP AND THEY WANT TO BE MUSICIANS. AND THERE'S REALLY NO PLACE. THE TEACHES THEM WHERE THEY ARE. EVERY PLACE ELSE. THEY HAVE TO GO WHERE THE OTHERS ARE. BUT WE WANT TO COME TO WHERE THESE STUDENTS FOR AND HOW THEY LEARN. >> ICON PLANS TO PROVIDE A FORMAL COLLEGE LEVEL MUSIC PROGRAM FOR NERO. DIVERGENT STUDENTS WHO WANT TO BECOME MUSICIANS. THE REQUIRE AN ALTERNATIVE TEACHING APPROACH THE SCHOOL'S GOAL IS TO BUILD UP THEIR INDEPENDENCE TO PRACTICE PERFORMANCE AND PER DEVELOPMENT. 2 SEPARATE STAYS. YOUNG MUSICIANS, WEINSTEIN TAPPED OPERA SINGER PABLO VALDIVIA LOVINGLY CALLED MISTER V BY THE STUDENTS. THOUGH DE GEA WAS BORN IN BOLIVIA AND WAS FEATURED ON TV AT THE TENDER AGE OF 3. >> THEREFORE, I AM STILL PERFORMER AND ALSO AN EDUCATOR. AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I WINE WANT TO GIVE TO THEM. THE JOY OF PERFORMING US SAYING GOING FOR SOMEONE ELSE OR PLANE FOR SOMEONE AND JUST. IT'S JUST STUDENTS HERE. SO GIVE US PEACE TO YOUR SO SO THAT'S WHY I LOVE MUSIC. >> HIS PHILOSOPHY MATCHES THE MISSION OF ICON. >> EACH INDIVIDUAL LEARNS DIFFERENTLY. EACH INDIVIDUAL WILL ALLOW YOU TO ENTER THE UNIVERSE IN A SPECIFIC WAY. AND AGAIN, NOT ALL METHODS WORK. AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO USE UNCONVENTIONAL WAYS OF TEACHING BUT ITS POSSIBLE IF YOU HAVE PATIENTS AND IF YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT THIS, IT IS VERY, VERY POSSIBLE. >> AFTER 3 MONTHS OF PRACTICE, MICHAEL AND HIS COHORT, WE'RE PREPARED TO DEBUT THEIR GROUP. THE ICONIC ACTS. THE CONCERT WAS INVITATION ONLY AT THE GULFSHORE PLAYHOUSE. AUDIENCES ARRIVED IN THEIR FINEST EVENING WEAR AND THE ICONIC CE >> THE AUDIENCE CONGRATULATED THE MUSICIANS AND STOP THEIR AUTOGRAPHS. CHRIS MARKER WAS TOUCHED BY THE EXPERIENCE HERE I HAVEN'T CRIED. >> BECAUSE OF MUSIC IN A LONG TIME AND TWICE. I TEAR IT UP AND JUST THINKING ABOUT IT AGAIN, THE VOICE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. THE JOY THAT THE ARTIST HAD AS THEY PERFORM. AND IT WAS JUST COMPELLING THAN WHAT YOU WANT TO COME. SEE WHAT I SAW TONIGHT AND HEAR WHAT I HEARD TONIGHT. MR. V MADE HIS ROUNDS TO PRAISE HIS STUDENTS AND IT'S BEEN A SHORT TIME. >> BUT THEIR RESULTS ARE INCREDIBLE AT SINCE VERY CATHOLIC VALUES. DAVID AND AND YOU MOVE. I EXPRESSED INTEREST IN ICON. >> WE LOVE TO A MOVING EXPERIENCE. WE HAVE A LOT OF THEM IN OUR FAMILY TO. YEAH, WE DO. AND WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT SOMETHING LIKE >> THE CONSERVATORY IS BASED IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. THE WEINSTEIN PLANS TO RECRUIT STUDENTS FROM FAR AND WHY THIS IS GOING TO IT'S REALLY THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN THE COUNTRY, MAYBE THE WORLD WHERE THERE'S OTHERS THAT OVERLAP WITH WHAT WE DO. >> BUT >> THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. WE'RE GOING TO START HERE WITH THESE 4 YOUNG MUSICIANS. THE YOUNG MUSICIANS NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY. >> TO GROW THEIR MUSICAL TALENTS AND TOUCH AUDIENCES WHICH SHOWS THAT FOR THE STREAM TO BE REALIZED ALL YOU NEED IS NOT. FOR WGCU NEWS. I'M YOUN JOO PARK >> THE INCLUSIVE CONSERVATORY OF NAPLES IS SLATED TO OPEN ITS