Monasterio Nuestra Seora De Los

Posted by Robert Fripp
5 Jul 2009
Sunday, July 5, 2009

08.40

Monasterio Nuestra Señora De Los Angeles / Monjas Dominicas
Mare de Deu del Roser, 2.
Sant Cugat (08174),
Barcelona.

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Awake at 05.30, rising at 06.10.

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Morning sitting at 07.30.
Breakfast at 08.00.

Several comments on yesterday evening’s work in the House of Guitars.

How to know personal necessity in an improv? When is it necessary to play, and when not to play?
The effect of one person’s action upon the whole ensemble.
A mellow experience as the sun went down, playing with our chums.
Most unique.

Q.    What events are open to members of the Extended Course? For example, Intermediate meetings?

A.    There is a creative ambiguity in the affairs of Guitar Craft.

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14.30    Kitchen Meeting at 09.30 in the ballroom, attended also by a mosquito.

Beginners in the Ballroom at 10.15.
Various approaches to circulating in one & two groups.
Groupo Lumpo discovered difficulties in finding a reliable one, in a bar of three, which upset the waltzing underway.
These two groups broke up forever, citing irreconcilable musical differences.
Two other groups formed from the former members & had a little fun before time ran out.

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Personal meetings began at 11.30.

Lunch at 13.00.
Reports presented on the morning’s work.
How to unplug from the whirring of Monkey-mind & be in the moment (my rendering of the comment)?
Included presenting faces to the dining room, from faces presented at the Beginners’ meeting.

Announcement on requests continuing from the nuns regarding practising during their sleeping times, and the ongoing slamming of doors. This announcement was translated into Spanish, German, Italian, Russian, Polish, Finnish & Australian. Shortly afterwards, a door nearby slammed loudly.

20.38    SSG IV quorum meeting at 15.30.

Tea at 16.00.
Personal meetings continued at 16.30.

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Intermediates Meeting at 17.30.
Developing variations on A blues sexatonic; 3 octaves’ offsets with retrograde motion.
Then circulating in 2 groups, one group on the down & one on the up. But there was some disagreement as to which was which.

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T’ai chi at 18.30.

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Dinner at 19.00 with a performance by seven members of the LCG Performance Team, led by Director Nunez. Their reception was hot.

The main meal this evening was served in a flat bowl, not fully filled, of soup. There were also some croutons. As an evening meal of diminutive proportions, this was impressive. I do not recall a small appetizer being served on a Guitar Craft as a main meal at dinner before.

What shall we do this evening?

Intermediates need to circulate in various ways.
The point was made that sometimes it’s difficult to differentiate between Beginners & Intermediates. The Beginners have difficulty finding one in a bar of one, and the Intermediates have difficulty finding a down or up beat where there is only a down or upbeat.
But there is always hope, even where despair is a constant friend.
A request was made for the House to play Frippertronics. While this question was being asked, a strange & surprising sound erupted from somewhere in the dining rom.

A House of Guitars, for anyone who arrives with their guitar in the ballroom, at 21.15, in one large Circle if possible.

22.49    An inner circle of 18 with 34 in the outer circle.

Circulating on downs & ups, then the outer circle splitting into 2 groups, with various approaches to this. The 3 groups strapped on chromatic magic chords & went whizzing. Lots of fun.

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Hernan is rehearsing with members of the performance team in the Chapel.

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