Hands Across the City
International Symposium : Musicians and Handedness in Urban Contexts
4th of June, 2026
Sala Tarot de Quinze, Facultat de Filosofia i Lletres. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
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Programa
10:00
Welcome from the Organising Committee
10:15
Introduction to the Research Project Música y Ciudad: lugares, instituciones y encuentros desde la Revolución Industrial by Francesc Cortès (UAB)
10:45
Communication: Folk Songs for Inverted Guitar. Practice-based observations on playing guitar transcriptions ‘upside down’. Danica Hobden (HfMT Hamburg)
Moderator: Gabrielle Kaufman (UAB)
11:15
Communication ‘Left-handed’ instrumental play in Germany – from an artistic, educational and academic perspective. Laila Kirchner (Linksgespielt)
Moderator: Gabrielle Kaufman (UAB)
11:45 Coffee Break
12:15
Communication Maybe YOU’RE Playing Backwards. Laterality, identity and the case for the idiodextrous brain. Greg Gottlieb (UAB)
Moderator: Silvia Martinez (UAB)
12:45
Communication: Am I Right? Handedness questions in the classical guitar repertoire. Francesca Naibo (Siena Jazz University)
Moderator: Silvia Martinez (UAB)
13:15
Round table discussion (Francesca Naibo, Greg Gottlieb, Danica Hobden, Laila Kirchner + Lidia López Gómez)
Navigating a right-hand-dominant profession: musicians share their experiences
Moderator: Lidia López Gómez
14:00
Lunch break
15:30
”All hands on deck”: Interactive, participative activities (try playing an instrument backwards!) + open jam session
17:00
Wrap up