Jose R. TakeLessons Instructor music, guitar, classical guitar Jefferson Ave., Chula Vista, CA

Jose holds a B.M. and M.M. from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studied with David Tanenbaum. He is now a Faculty member of the School of Arts at the University (UABC) in Ensenada, B.C. and teaches privately in Tijuana and San Diego.

Along his solo recitals, Jose performs frequently with violinist Thomas Yee and together they released the CD recording “Historia” Tangos, Spanish dances, jazz and more. He began his formal musical studies in 1996 at the Centro Hispanoamericano de Guitarra and at the Conservatorio de la Orquesta de Baja California, in Tijuana, Mexico, where his teachers included Carlos Patiño, Francisco Guerrero and Cuban guitarist Teresa Madiedo.

In August 1998, he won third place in Mexico’s Concurso Nacional de Guitarra, which was held in Paracho, Michoacan. In 2005, he won the biannual Guitar Concerto Competition held at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where in the same year he earned his Bachelor’s of Music and received the only Guitar Honors award.

In 2006 Jose performed Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Guitar Concerto No.1 with the SFCM Orchestra and released his first CD recording “Diario 2003” with music by Mexican composer Alberto Ubach. He has taken part in masterclasses with such world renowned guitarists as Costas Cotsiolis, Leo Brouwer, David Russell, Manuel Barrueco, and Zoran Dukic.


MUSICAL EDUCATION

• San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Master’s) (2005-2007)
• San Francisco Conservatory of Music (Bachelor’s) (2002-2005)
• Conservatorio de música de la OBC (Tijuana, México) (1997-2001)
• Centro Hispanoamericano de Guitarra (Tijuana, México) (1996-2001)
• EMNO (Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana) (1992-1995)


GUITAR TEACHERS

• David Tanenbaum (USA) (2002-2007)
• Teresa Madiedo (Cuba) (2001-2002)
• Francisco Guerrero (México) (1998-2002)
• Carlos Patiño (México) (1996-1998)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Guitar Faculty at School of Arts of Universidad (2007-present)
Autónoma de Baja California, Mexico
• CD “Historia” with violinist Thomas Yee (2007)
• Guitar Teacher Assistant (SFCM) (2006-2007)
• Guitar Tutor at Galileo High school (San Francisco) (2006-2007)
• Member of the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra (2006)
• CD “Diario 2003” music by Alberto Ubach (2006)
• Performed the Guitar Concerto No.1 by Castelnuovo-Tedesco (2005)
with the SFCM Orchestra
• Faculty member at Casa de la Cultura de Tijuana (1999-2001)
• Recitals in Tijuana, Mexicali, Ensenada, ChulaVista, (1998-present)
Santa Barbara, San Jose and San Francisco


SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS

• Scholarship - San Francisco Conservatory of Music (2002-2007)
• Guitar Honor Award – SFCM (2005)
• Winner of the Guitar Concerto Competition – SFCM (2005)
• Third Prize at Concurso Nacional de Guitarra in (1999)
Paracho, Mexico

* Jose TRAVELS TO HIS STUDENTS HOME
* Learn Good technical habits
* Learn to read musical notes
* Enjoy and have fun while learning
* Involve your mind and soul into your playing

music, guitar, classical guitar