%0 Journal Article %T Musical Conducting in the Guit芍rregas Guitar Ensemble: A Leadership Based on the Self %A Jos谷 芍lamos G車mez %A Rolando Angel-Alvarado %J Revista Internacional de Educaci車n Musical %@ 2307-4841 %D 2018 %R 10.1177/230748411800600105 %X The Self-Determination Theory (SDT) understands that self-determined people regulate their behaviour according to the pleasure perceived along the activity, so the leadership applied by management is determinant for promoting the self-determined behaviour. In this study, we will explain the self-determination encouraged by the Guit芍rregas' conductor to his students of the Bachelor degree in music education, according to SDT. The method responds to a qualitative design based on the hermeneutic approach. Data collection was carried out through a semi-structured interview. The results show that leadership encouraged by the conductor satisfies the innate psychological needs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness, so the director promotes the self-determined behaviour in his students. To conclude, Guit芍rregas is a reproducible project as long as the student musical background is valued, the repertoire contextualised, and the ensemble supported by an institution %K Teor赤a de la autodeterminaci車n %K liderazgo musical %K guitarra cl芍sica %K formaci車n inicial docente %K educaci車n musical %K Self-determination theory %K musical leadership %K classical guitar %K pre-service teachers training %K music education %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/230748411800600105