Instruments:
- Guitar
- Ukulele
Services:
- Harmony
- Jazz Improvation
- Music Theory (Beginner-Intermediate)
Languages:
- English
- Spanish
I teach based on your interests, expectations, and skills in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. We can only focus on the technical aspects of playing the instrument or we can also tackle other subjects like music reading, modern harmony, improvisation, arrangement, composition, on different genres (rock, blues, pop, jazz, world, folk, reggae, fusion, etc). Singers and instrumentalists are also welcome if you're interested in those other subjects.
The teaching Method depends on your age, instrument, level, and interest. For kids, I have used Hall Leonard Guitar and Ukulele books, Ferdinand Beyer for piano, Fast Track Keyboard Method as well as other fakebooks of pop, Disney music, etc.
For teens and adults, The Hall Leonard Guitar Method is very good, The Royal Conservatory Series for Classical Guitar, The Berklee Series for Guitar, Dick Grove method for modern harmony, and some other books for improvisation. There are also a lot of very good European guitar methods as Emilio Pujol, Carcassi, Fernando Sor, etc.
I studied classical guitar with guitarist Guillermo Flores Méndez, classical piano and electric guitar with private tutors, a technical career on modern guitar, a Masters Degree at Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos under the supervision of Mexican composer Manuel Rocha Iturbide , and some other courses on composition, performance, and jazz improvisation with renowned musicians as Dr. Julio Estrada, Dr. Mario Mary, Soprano Frances Lynch, and Roberto Aymes.
I received the highest distinction on my master's degree for my research project about Genetic Algorithms applied to music composition and its aesthetic implications. Music creative process and science-art integration.
In the past, I participated in academic international seminars as a lecturer on topics related to education, music, art, and science. Between them:
● The Second Colloquium of Complex Thought, Mexico, 2009
● The Third International Congress of Educational Innovation, Mexico, 2008
● "Music, Science, and Consciousness" lecturer. Mexico, 2006-2007
● The First International Colloquium of Art and Education, Mexico, 2005
● The First Colloquium of Arts and Humanities, 2004.
As a performer, I have played in cultural forums across Mexico, Palermo (Italy), and Canada such as the LatinSurrey Festival, Make Music Edmonton, AstralHarvest Festival, Polish Festival, and other local venues in Vancouver.
I've been involved in education for 20 years mainly as a music teacher but also as a yoga-meditation teacher and workshop facilitator. My perspective on education has evolved over time. My experience in meditation, yoga, and body psychotherapy allows me to unveil some mental and emotional aspects of my student's lives in the learning process. Education, in my perspective now, is a way to cultivate life skills, emotional intelligence, mental habits that help people to improve their lives, to be better human beings, more aware, and happy. In this sense, Education is also a therapeutic process, a self-knowledge path that can be implemented on lessons, workshops, and more traditional therapeutic scopes.
30 Minutes: $39.00
45 Minutes: $49.00
60 Minutes: $59.00
There is a one-time registration fee of 25 $ charged with the first lessons. All Taxes are included in prices, if applicable
NOTE: Your Credit card will be charged ONLY when the first lesson is set up and confirmed with the teacher