Daniel R  
Instruments: Guitar, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, Ukulele, Keyboard, Electric Guitar, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
Styles: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, R&B, Latin, Funk, Electronic, Latin Jazz, Samba, Bossa Nova, Soul, Punk, Avant-garde

I began as self taught guitarist during elementary school but taking up to formal music education in 1996. From 1998 to 2002 I attended La Universidad de los Andes in Colombia where I received a B.A on classical guitar performance. I have toured North America, Argentina & Germany with The League of Crafty Guitarists as well with Robert Fripp and The Orchestra of Crafty Guitarists. I am a band leader as well as record producer. I have been teaching music & guitar since I was eighteen years old back in my native Colombia. My first job was when I was a freshman at Universidad de los Andes working at the community center of “Telecom” corporation. My duties included to instruct a group class of kids between the ages of 6 to 12 years old through games and songs. This experience determined the following years of teaching during after school hours. I have had achieved great results with my students, in some cases inspired the kids and their parents to continue their music education further.

I like the aphorism by British guitarist and educator Robert Fripp "We begin where we are". It means to me that at any given point we are all beginners. So if we come with an open mind to explore and learn something new, perhaps what it could be challenging might become easier if we apply the right mind set. So if we are learning a scale...perhaps we begin with a note at the time, then add a second and third, so on, until we have all eight notes or sixteen.

- Slow down: If you want to play fast you gotta be able to play it slowly with accuracy and precision. There is no rush.

- Break things down: If you understand a music cell, you understand a music idea and a musical passage, then the piece.