Guitar Teacher

Influences: Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Ben Monder, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John Williams, Andres Segovia, J.S. Bach, Leo Brower, Agustin Barrios, Antonio Lauro, Carlos Santana, Jimmy Hendrix, Metallica, B.B. King, Steve Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Joe Satriani, Jethro Tull, Gipsy Kings, Flamenco Music, Guns n' Roses, The Eagles, Eddie Van Halen, and many, many others

Bass Teacher

Influences: Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Radiohead, Joe Satriani, Jethro Tull, Gipsy Kings, Jimmy Hendrix, Metallica, B.B. King, Steve Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton

About Me:
I have been a guitar and bass teacher for more than 8 years, and I've had the great opportunity of teaching students of all backgrounds, ages and levels of expertise.

I recognize that each person is different, has a particular taste, and, most importantly, has a way of learning that is unique and must be addressed individually. As a teacher I am very encouraging. I challenge my students' talents and skills and offer them the highest quality instruction catered to their musical preferences.

Ages:
Elementary School, Pre-teen, Teenage, Adult

Experience:

• Private Music Instructor (guitar, bass and beginning piano) in the New York area, including Manhattan, Queens, Long Island and Westchester County, as well as in my private studio. [06/2005 - Present]
• Teaching Fellow for the Jazz Guitar Program, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. Duties included teaching private guitar lessons, and assisting UNT Jazz Guitar Professor, Fred Hamilton, in the instruction of master classes. [08/2004 - 05/2005]
• Director of the L-5 guitar ensemble, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. Duties included rehearsal preparation and conducting; performance scheduling and logistics; arranging and writing music for the ensemble; as well as other related tasks. [08/2004 - 05/2005]
• Guitar Instructor for the Community Music Program at the University of North Texas, teaching students of all ages and proficiency levels. [01/2004 - 05/2005]

Education:

• Master's of Music in Jazz Studies (MM), University of North Texas [2005]
• Bachelor's of Music in Jazz Studies (BM), University of North Texas [2003]
• Music Degree, with an emphasis on Sound Engineering and Classical Guitar (BA), Javeriana University, Bogota, Colombia [2000]

Studied With:

• Fred Hamilton, UNT Faculty [2000 - 2005]

Recent Performances:

• Alejandro Florez Trio [May, 2008]
• Tibagui at Rose Live Music, Brooklyn [February, 2008]
• V "Encuentro" Festival of Colombian Music. SOBs, Manhattan [November, 2007]

Discography:

• Tibagui - "Tibagui" [2008]
• Taller Latinoamericano - "Famous Unknown (Compilation of rising North- and South-American Songwriters" [2007]
• Pablo Mayor Folklore Urbano - "Corazon" [2007]

Scholarships:

• Jazz Studies Teaching Fellow, University of North Texas [2004 - 2005]
• Jazz Studies Scholarship, University of North Texas [2000 - 2004]