Gestaltic music is a preventive, therapeutic method to raise awareness, developed by Rodrigo Veramendi Alzaga during his studies of social psychology, pedagogy and music at University of Växjö, Sweden.

 

Rodrigo Veramendi is member of the Macondo association, the Swedish Society of Composers and the Swedish Society of Music Therapy.

 

His work is realized through Macondo association, in collaboration with different cultural and academic organizations.

 

We give short courses on preventive health, conferences and workshops for public organizations and private companies. They are also given for open public, children, young and adult people.

 

This work is made with help from the distinguished musician and expert in group work Luis Rivera.

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Some years ago I gave some music workshops for unemployed young people. The goal was to offer these people the possibility of finding meaning to their daily routine, withing the framework of a creative social interaction. It was with this group that, step by step, I tried different techniques to achieve that main goal, that is how Gestaltic music acquired shape. Gestalic music thus, became a method in constant development that has proved its effectiveness with different groups, mainly, those who suffer from physical or mental handicaps.

 

The Gestaltic music method, uses music to develop personal growth from a holistic point of view. Within this multidisciplinary framework, ideas with different origin meet together, thus allowing to get hold of various therapeutic tools that help individual and group work.

 

The main goal of Gestaltic music is to motivate the individual to be aware of him or herself and his or her surroundings, and that way being able to take responsibility of his or her actions.

 

Gestalt is a German word and means a organized whole.

 

In Gestaltic music take part different techniques such as: meditation, relaxation, improvisation with different musical instruments, roll player games, conscious listening, creative imaging and Hemi-Sync.

 

Gestaltic music takes part in different areas such as: group development, preventive health and rehab.

 

Within the field of preventive health, Gestaltic music helps to fight stress by means of its effect over tension and distress on pregnant women, babies and seniors at school, special schools,and companies.

 

Gestaltic music stimulates the mobility, body perception, balance, motor coordination, memory, comunication, physical and mental endurance, and social competence.

 

Gestaltic music,for whom?
 

People with: cerebral palsy, fibromyalgia, muscle illnesses, apoplexy, physical and mental development problems, behavioural problems, autism, dyslexia, attention deficit, hyperactivity.