About Me:
‘What matters is the personal fire you put in what you do, and the decision to keep the fire alive.’

As in any other undertaking, enthusiasm is the key. A teacher must instill love, understanding and interest in music. A good teacher does not teach by stereotyped formulas, but rather he/she summons up all of his/her creative prowess and directs this toward handling the potential of each student. There is not a one and only method. You cannot have one formula which will work for all students - what is right for one is not right for another.

Styles:
Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Opera, Musical Theatre, Gospel, Pop, Latin

Subjects:
Harmony, Theory, Ear Training, Songwriting, Arranging, Orchestration, Classical Music History

Ages:
Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult

Availability:
All of Manhattan

Major Influences:
Horowitz, Arrau, Argerich, Art Tatum, Michael Camilo, Michaelangelo, Gould, Brendel

Experience:

• Piano group lessons to almost 30 children ages 5-10 at a Public School in New Jersey. [2008 - Present]
• Artistic Director and music teacher of about 80 students ages 5-17 of PPA-Center for Traditional Music and Dance. [2003 - Present]
• Music Director of Holy Cross Church. Handling 5 choirs, English Adult-Teen-Children, Hatian and Spanish. [2002 - Present]
• Music Director, composer and accompanist for the theatrical play 'Atahuallpa's death' at a public school in Queens. [2007 - 2007]
• Music Director of PULSE Performing Arts Studio. Preparing students for a musical performance of 'Alice in Wonderland'. Vocal coaching and piano accompanying for a dance class. [2007 - 2007]
• Music Director, composer and accompanist for the theatrical play 'What a Christmas' performed at different venues in Manhattan. [2006 - 2006]

Education:

• Master of Arts in Composition (MA), Queens College [2001]

Studied With:

• J. J. Chuquisengo [1995 - 2008]
• Gustavo Casenave [2006]
• Thea Musgrave [1998 - 2001]
• Carl Shachter [1995 - 1997]
• Robert Cuckson [1993 - 1997]

Recent Performances:

• Private Concert in Lima-Peru [April, 2008]
• Queens College - Aaron Copland Hall [February, 2008]
• Flushing Town Hall [February, 2008]

Discography:

• La Piantada - "Illegal Tango" [2006]