ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on how working as a son jarocho practitioner in geographically dispersed locations requires an intricate organisation. It examines the type of transnational travelling that is much like an orchestration, involving a complex articulation between movement, tacit understanding of assorted pieces of information and material infrastructures. 'Orchestrating' movement is often part of cultivating this musical tradition, as this way of moving with the practice relies on the assembling of various forms of knowledge, meanings, materials and processes that produce physical displacement. By 'moving with a practice', the chapter shows the ways in which son jarocho practitioners bring together different material and symbolic resources to take part in workshops, fandangos and performances. The chapter analyses the case of Pedro, a musician, workshop facilitator and luthier who travels several times a year between Mexico and the US performing, teaching and selling handmade instruments.
