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TEACHINGS

In-Person & Online

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Since her earliest years, music has been the focus of Laura's life weaved with two other life-long threads: a passion for technology and an exploration of esoteric, philosophical, psychological, and spiritual traditions from various schools of wisdom.

 

For almost 30 years she has been teaching music and improvisation on percussions, didgeridoo, and wind instruments. She developed a method called Structured Improvisation Technique. She teaches how to build a musician mind through the language of music, linear structures, and self-expression.

A world-renowned Hang musician, Laura has developed a unique technique called MetaHang, an Intuitive & Ergonomic Technique for Hang & HandpansShe started teaching the Hang in 2003. For those who pursue handpans music with dedication she delivers MetaHang Certificates for 3 different levels (intermediate, advanced, and master).

In the last decade Laura has focused her work in the transformational power of sound and music. Her work is known as MetaMusica tool for personal development, a compass to navigate life, and a healing method to support each other. She teaches sound and music therapy and how to create immersive sound experiences to provide a resonant field from which holistic healing arise.

She leads personal development workshops in private and group settings. She weaves the transformative power of sound and wisdom traditions to enable self-exploration and wellbeing. 

In-Person & Online Teachings

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HANG  & Handpan

Lessons

A music sculpture, an instrument that allows you to express yourself musically and enjoy the dance of your hands.

Structured Improvisation

Technique

 

Learning music and percussions through active listening, linear structures and self-expression.​

META MUSIC

Sound & Music Healing

 

Using sound and music as a transformative tool to create immersive sound experiences from which healing arise.

Workshops

& Retreats

Facilitating personal transformation, body awareness,

creativity and wellbeing.

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Inner Resonance

Explorations

Immersive experiences through sound journeys, playful creativity, body awareness, energetic practices and wisdom traditions.

Creative Explorations

Lab

Connecting to your source of creativity and unique

self-expression.

Roundtable of Inner Characters

Exploring, deciphering and developing the facets of 'who' you are and a life well-lived.

Seeds of Gold

Institute

Researching and integrating

ancient technology and schools of wisdom into modern life.

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Teachings
MetaHang.Teachable.com

MetaHang.Teachable.com

MetaHang Introductory Seminar An Intuitive & Ergonomic Technique for Hang & Handpans Available at metahang.teachable.com/p/introductory-seminar Hosted by Laura Inserra, during this seminar we will look at the history of the Hang and its 20 years of evolution, we will explore its architecture and enchanting musicality, and we will learn the basics of the MetaHang Technique. Intuitive, ergonomic, and creative, this unique technique is the development of 18 years of Laura performing and teaching Hang and handpans internationally. Designed to minimize physical effort and tension, MetaHang maximizes efficiency and flow. In this seminar you will learn how to play the Hang and the handpans, build a musician mind, express yourself musically, and enjoy the rhythm in your body.
 This seminar will also introduce you to the Structured Improvisation Technique - allowing you to play music while practicing, to compose while improvising, and to release tension while immersing your body in music. For the full seminar visit https://metahang.teachable.com Seminar Chapters 1. Introduction 2. History & Development of the HANG 3. The HANG ~ A Sonic Sculpture 4. The Ding Side ~ The Modal Scale in the Instrument 5. Notes & Harmonics ~ How & Where to Tap 6. The Swinging Technique ~ Index, Thumb, Ring Finger / Exercise in 4 7. The Damping Technique ~ Middle Finger 8. Ergonomic Gestures ~ Pinkie & Crossing Notes 9. Pulsation & Rhythm ~ The Dance of the Body / Exercise in 4 + Free Composition 10. Structured Improvisation Compositions ~ Pattern / Repetition / Variety ~ Free Composition in 3 & in 4 11. Ghost Notes ~ Silence in between the Notes / Exercise in 4 12. The Gu Side ~ Rudiments & Sounds / Exercise in 4 + Free Composition 13. The Upright Technique 14. Q&A ~ Time for Integration 15. Finale Q 1 ~ How do you compose with these instruments? Q 2 ~ I have a hard time following the rhythm. How do you know the rhythm of a tune? Q 3 ~ Do you recommend connecting your breathing with the rhythm you play? Q 4 ~ How strong do you tap with your hands? And how do you create those amazing sounds? Q 5 ~ Why in some instruments the notes are round and in others are oval? Q 6 ~ Do you always place the instrument with the hight notes in front of you? Q 7 ~ How do you place the instrument on my lap to keep it from slipping? Q 8 ~ How do you recommend to hit the notes closest to you? Q 9 ~ I am very short and it’s challenging to hold the instrument on my lap. Any recommendations? Q 10 ~ Where are you doing another seminar like this? And will you do more online group teachings?

More to Explore...

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A video series of guided sound journeys for inner voyagers.

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Creating immersive sound experiences to

facilitate group connections and sacred gatherings.

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Discover her albums and music productions.
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MetaMusic Conversations
with Laura Inserra & Special Guests

Conversing about how to use sound & music
as tools for deep transformation and holistic healing.

CHAMBERS OF AWE ~ Interview with Laura Inserra
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CHAMBERS OF AWE ~ Interview with Laura Inserra

Chambers of AWE ~ Acoustic Waves Emergence Using Music & Technology for Immersive & Transformative Experiences ​ Chambers of AWE (Acoustic Waves Emergence) are deep, immersive sound experiences created with ancient and modern acoustic instruments, augmented by cutting edge technology. Conceived and performed by Laura Inserra, they are a bridge between ancient technology (wisdom traditions and music) and modern technology (high tech and science). ​ Chambers of AWE combine recorded ambisonic sound architectures and live performances. Using the most advanced technology, Laura amplifies the instruments’ impact by entering the sound, augmenting it, and yet maintaining the integrity of the original source and its harmonics. ​ At the core of the project are sound sources made by rare acoustic instruments. Those sounds create immersive environments with a vast spectrum of frequencies which facilitate powerful transformational experiences. In these settings body and mind merge with the sound and shift to deeper Inner Landscapes Journeys, traveling beyond the field of cognitive perceptions. ​ It was premiered in 2018 in Prague during a large cryptocurrency conference, when Laura transformed for four days a forum hall into a decompression room, creating a sound and lighting reactive installation. Participants were entering an invisible but palpable 60 foot diameter sphere of sound created by an ambisonic system of 16 speakers and 4 subwoofers. Laura and her live set was in the center of the sphere with 8 mics, each one connected to 2 speakers, plus 2 mics connected to the whole sound system. This allowed her to map and create live sound architectures in addition to her pre-recorded tracks. The ongoing intertwined pre-recorded and live music created a striking immersive sound environment. In addition, she offered twice a day guided immersive sound experiences. ​ Visit the official website www.chambersofawe.com Staged world premiere at DevCon4 Oct. 30 - Nov. 2, 2018 ~ Prague Congress Center - Czech Republic ​ Devcon is the annual Ethereum conference for designers, developers, researchers and artists. The Ethereum Foundation hosts Devcon to educate and empower our community to build decentralized applications, and to bring Ethereum protocols, tools, and culture to the world. This is a conference for builders: designers, UX researchers, smart contract devs, blockchain researchers, client implementers, test engineers, infrastructure operators, community organizers, and even artists in the community.
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