Music Lessons in El Sereno Car, CA

Instruments: Guitar Bass Guitar

As a rule, I let the student dictate what they would like to learn and where they would like to start. From there, depending on what skill level they are already at, I will choose what aspects of formal training that would help them to best achieve their goals. With beginners, I always pay attention to how they hold and operate the instrument to ensure that they do not develop techniques and habits that could cause them physical injury or significantly hinder their progress down the line. Read More

Instruments: Flute

For both my younger and adult students, I like to start lessons with warm ups, then move to technique training, etude, finally to solo pieces, with each lesson including a brief review of the previous lesson. For beginning students, I start with teaching them about breathing, posture, and positioning of the instrument, so students can develop solid foundation, and good playing habits. For more experienced students, I try to find out what they want to improve on and learn, then pick out works suited to their level and interest. Read More

Instruments: Bass Guitar Ukulele Latin Percussion Music

In 1994 I went to Sao Paulo, Brazil on a cultural exchange between Cuba and Brazil where I played with the Brazilian Afro reggae band called Juale. Afterwards I returned to Cuba where I worked for a consecutive year on Cuban Television, making several television programs such as "Palmas y Canas " and "Breaking the Routine" until 1996. In 1997 I arrived in the United States, where I continued working as a music teacher and musician doing national and international tours. Read More

Instruments: Voice

My musical teaching experience can be traced back to my early years in college where I started my own music studio based out of a church. From there, I moved on to a professional school where I was able to work with mainly children and teenagers. As I gained more teaching and academic experience, I began to branch out and build my own private studio out of my home. Aside from teaching music, I am also an Elementary school computer and technology teacher. Read More

Instruments: Drums

For all students I typically teach from Musicians Institute’s curriculum. This curriculum is tailored in a clear and concise form to progress chronologically from the bottom up. The books I use can help to develop performance, reading, and technique etc at levels beginner through advanced. Most kids I try to teach with additional factors to keep lessons entertaining, and for adults I try to give them as much information as possible while catering to where they are trying to get as a drummer as opposed to the overall knowledge a kid needs. Read More

Instruments: Voice

As a Soprano soloist based in the Los Angeles area, I have performed with professional-level groups in the LA area, including Areté Vocal Ensemble and many more. I have a Bachelor's and studied voice and theater while I've also worked with artists of the Grammy award-winning Los Angeles Master Chorale. I have also performed with the Los Angeles Children's Chorus and Young Men's Ensemble, California Philharmonic, and San Francisco Lyric Opera. Read More

Instruments: Piano

I love teaching because it teaches me more than I can ever learn from a piece of music. Seeing my student grow as a musician and as his/her own individual character/personality. I've taught students as young as 3 to college graduates who simply want to get some pieces under their fingers. I've also taught masterclasses to my mom's students and to students at UCLA, and I find that all of us connect in some way musically as we all love and cherish the same composers whose music we still play today. Read More