ks ▁with ▁B ard ' s ▁president , ▁Leon ▁Bot stein ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁mer ger ▁with ▁B ard ▁College ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ ▁established ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁Te aching ▁in ▁Music ▁degree ▁program , ▁located ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁The ▁program ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ten ets ▁of ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁movement ▁of ▁social ▁emp ower ment ▁through ▁music ▁education ▁known ▁as ▁El ▁S istema . ▁The ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Phil harm onic ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁M AT ▁program , ▁with ▁hands - on ▁teacher ▁training ▁taking ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁LA ▁Phil ' s ▁premier ▁El ▁S istema - in sp ired ▁site , ▁Heart ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁( Y O LA ). < ref > John son , ▁Re ed ▁( 4 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 1 ). ▁" L . A . ▁Phil , ▁B ard , ▁Long y ▁launch ▁El ▁S istema - based ▁music ▁initi ative ". ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Times </ ref > ▁The ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁Te aching ▁in ▁Music ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁Take ▁a ▁Stand ▁, ▁a ▁partners hip ▁between ▁Long y , ▁B ard , ▁and ▁the ▁LA ▁Phil ▁that ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁promote ▁and ▁support ▁the ▁El ▁S istema - in sp ired ▁music ▁education ▁movement ▁throughout ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁Z ab ris kie ▁House ▁Long y ' s ▁original ▁home ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁is ▁the ▁Ed win ▁Abb