Musica en Movimiento is an international community of guitarists united by a common practice. Our activity is aimed at developing a relationship with the instrument, with music, with ourselves and with others.
Our work explores the physical, emotional and mental connections we establish with music through the guitar.
We direct our attention to each of these areas through group and individual activities, face-to-face and at a distance, that are open to guitarists from all over the world and of all levels of knowledge.
Musica en Movimiento is the outcome of the experience that its instructors and guides have gained and developed in more than twenty-five years of participation in «Guitar Craft» seminars and projects across the world.
Face-to-face meetings are at the heart of our mission.
Members of the community regularly meet in person to share practice and present the results of their work: through the live performance of the Musica en Movimiento Guitar Orchestra.
Group and team-work is fundamental to our activities; and is why local Música en Movimiento groups are an irreplaceable support. Both in the local groups and in international face-to-face meetings we address specific aspects of the dynamics of the Ensembles and the Guitar Orchestra, which that are impossible to experience alone or from a distance.
This specific dimension of our activity is then expressed in one very substantial and occasionally surprising aspect of our work: characterized by the movement of the instrumentalists within the performance space.
Within the framework of face-to-face meetings and Orchestra tours, we also offer introductory sessions to «Active Listening». These sessions are open to all music lovers, whether they have experience playing an instrument or not, and focus on the role of the audience in the ‘musical act’. They propose to explore the questions how do we listen? How do we share the music experience?
Practice
In terms of guitar technique, we seek to promote an efficient, coordinated and effortless use of the hands and body. For that, we have calisthenics exercises developed over decades of exploration and we teach a method for their use.
But, we understand that the musician’s body is also an integral instrument and for this reason we also share Tai Chi Chuan, Feldenkrais, Qi Gong and Pranayama sessions with the aim of training better postural habits and new body directions.
Finally, in terms of personal work, we learn attention and intention techniques to deepen our experiences of music, performance and beyond. Collaborative and intentional work in the kitchen and in the house of residence, during face-to-face meetings, is key to this comprehensive learning.
In Musica en Movimiento we say that the musician has three disciplines: the discipline of the hands, the discipline of the mind and the discipline of the heart.
Active Listening
Introductions to Active Listening are open to music lovers with or without experience playing musical instruments.
During these meetings, techniques are provided to deepen our experiences of Music and Performance, with special emphasis on the Audience´s role in «the act of music»: How do we listen? How do we share the music experience?
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