they include gaza s edward said conservatory for music. jon donnison who visited the conservatory when it was still standing before the war, reports on a new effort to teach music to young children. in gaza, amidst the mayhem, a moment of melody. for children, learning music is not easy at the best of times. and for mohammed, these are the worst. the 14—year—old lost part of his arm in an israeli air strike. translation: it changes the atmosphere of the war. from what has happened to me and from what is happening. it changes the mood when i play the violin. he and his teacher samer have to improvise. translation: we work to help children escape the effects of the war and trauma due to the suffering they've experienced and the hardships they've seen, we use music to provide them with a temporary escape and a relief from their struggles. ten—year—old abdel rahman had to have part of his leg amputated. translation: we were living a life of bombing and shelling, and i was injured in my leg. when the teacher came, we started practising on somet

they include gaza's edward said conservatory for music.ment of melody. for children, learning music is not easy at the best of times. and for mohammed, these are the worst. the 14—year—old lost part of his arm in an israeli air strike. translation: it changes | the atmosphere of the war, from what has happened to me and from what is happening. it changes the mood when i play the violin. he and his teacher samer have to improvise. translation: we work to help children escape the effects - of the war and trauma due to the suffering they've experienced and the hardships they've seen, we use music to provide them with a temporary escape and a relief from their struggles. ten—year—old abdel rahman had to have part of his leg amputated. translation: we were living| a life of bombing and shelling, and i was injured in my leg. when the teacher came, we started practising - on something new and we learned when we practise, we can- express ourselves and feel relaxed in our hearts. - his teacher is 15—year—old saleh. both saleh and samah were student

they include gaza 5 edward said conservatory for music.tory when it was still standing before the war, reports on a new effort to teach music to young children. in gaza, amidst the mayhem, a moment of melody. for children, learning music is not easy at the best of times. and for mohammed, these are the worst. the 14—year—old lost part of his arm in an israeli air strike.