beating, for two or more players

stop.
listen.
listen to your heart beat.
keep listening.
quietly join its rhythm.
as you play your heart, listen to your neighbour’s heart, listen to their beat.
after a while, join them, but always remember to listen to your own.
play in counterpoint, in duet, in trio, unisons.
keep playing your heart until all hearts have been touched.

m.g. summer 2020

Max Gibson  |  Listening Cards  |  A small number of postcards with directions for performance – all of them include listening to each other as a theme.