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Russell Crowe partecipa ad una serata per la raccolta di fondi per
la Australian Children's Music Foundation, 2 luglio 2003
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| Russell Crowe con Samantha
Jade, una giovane cantante australiana che si e' esibita durante la
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- da theage.com.au:
[...] Russell Crowe e sua moglie Danielle il giorno 2 luglio 2003 hanno partecipato alla presentazione della Australian Children's Music Foundation a Sydney,
creata l'anno scorso dal padre di Danielle, Don Spencer. Scopo della fondazione e' avvicinare ogni bambino australiano alla musica, visto che l'immaginazione dei bambini non si sviluppa a causa della sovraesposizione alla TV, ai videogiochi e ai computer. Russell avrebbe partecipato all'idea di questa fondazione fin dall'inizio e crede che "qualsiasi iniziativa mirata a favorire l'immaginazione e la creativita' dei bambini australiani e' qualcosa in cui noi desideriamo essere coinvolti." Inoltre crede "che i bambini che hanno uno sfogo musicale ricevono nuovo slancio per la loro fantasia." Lui stesso dice di aver "avuto lezioni di chitarra all'eta' di sei anni e una delle prime cose che ho fatto dopo aver imparato i primi accordi e' stata di scrivere le mie canzoni." Crowe aggiunge anche che "sicuramente la musica avra' una parte importante nell'educazione di ogni eventuale figlio che io e Danielle avremo."
Crowe puts his muscle behind a music foundation for kids
July 3 2003 - Sydney
He's the frontman of rock group 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts and her debut album was re-released this year, so between them Russell Crowe and wife Danielle Spencer know a fair bit about music.
And, with unconfirmed rumours that Spencer is pregnant, the couple might soon know a fair bit about children as well.
So it's doubly fitting they were in Sydney last night for the launch of the Australian Children's Music Foundation, founded last year by Spencer's father, Don.
A musician, entertainer and former Play School host, Don Spencer was concerned that children's imaginations were being stunted by over-exposure to TV, videos and computer games.
''We're trying to make sure that music is in the life of every Australian (child),'' Mr Spencer told reporters at tonight's launch, which was also attended by stars such as Barry Humphries, INXS and Jenny Morris, and federal education minister Dr Brendan Nelson.
Mr Spencer has been developing the idea of the foundation - which aims to provide free music to schools nationally and will implement a children's radio station, a children's music library and a national songwriting competition - for three years.
''My son-in-law's been a part of this since I started working on it,'' he said.
''It wasn't the son-in-law trick, (Russell) was there ever since I started, he's been very supportive.''
Mr Crowe said the foundation was of ''great importance''.
''I think anything we can do to nurture the imagination and creativity of Australian children is something that we want to be involved in,'' he said.
He said when children had a musical outlet, their ''imagination can start leaping forward''.
''I did guitar lessons when I was about six and one of the first things I did when I learned a few guitar chords was start to write my own songs,'' he said.
Danielle Spencer said, ''it added a lot to my childhood and ... my whole imagination, growing up in a musical household, so I think it's very, very important''.
She said she was proud of her father's achievement.
''I think it's a very worthwhile cause and he's worked very hard on this and it's all coming together, so I feel very proud,'' she said.
Crowe said it was ''very likely'' that music would be an important part in the life of any children he and his wife might have.
- AAP
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