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Hristo V.

Member Since 2010

Hristo V.

TakeLessons Instructor

San Jose, CA, 95118

Subjects Taught

Guitar, Music Theory, Songwriting

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Cherry Avenue

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Ages: 5 & up
Levels: Beginner to advanced

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Achieve all your guitar and musical goals in an easy and comprehensive way!!!

About Me

Hristo is a modern jazz guitarist/composer from Sofia, Bulgaria. Residing in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1998, Hristo has performed with some of the premier musicians in the region and has toured nationally and internationally with a wide variety of formations. He has performed guitar clinics all over Japan and Europe and has published a book on chordal development and construction entitled “Between the Voicings.” He has also published different articles on jazz improvisation. ...

Lesson Details

I design my lessons with the specific student goals in mind.

For Beginner students: we will start by exploring rhythm concepts and understanding how to read music. Learning the physics of the guitar and exploring the notes in the first few positions. Learning open position chords, and simple chords progressions, major and pentatonic scales,etc.

For Intermediate students: we will continue expanding our knowledge of the higher positions of the guitar, as well as develop better ...

Hristo has been a San Jose private music instructor for TakeLessons since 2010. Hristo is a certified local music teacher.

Subjects Taught

Guitar Music Theory Songwriting

My Specialties

I specialize in Jazz guitar, improvisation, harmonic studies and theory. Chord melodies, building lines, phrasing, voice-leading, chordal improvisation, and re-harmonization/substitution.

My Education

San Jose State University - B.A. in Music - Jazz Studies - 08/2002 - 12/2006 (Bachelor's degree received)

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Hristo Vitchev with SEVA - "Satnam" Hristo Vitchev with SEVA - "Satnam"
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Hristo Vitchev Trio - "Empty Canvas" Hristo Vitchev Trio - "Empty Canvas"
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Hristo Vitchev and DMT Guitars at GUITAR FEST 2009 Hristo Vitchev and DMT Guitars at GUITAR FEST 2009
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