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Piano with Jose S.

East Boston, Massachusetts

5.0
(16)
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Teaches online
Teaches all skill levels
Age: 7+
Speaks English, Spanish
Teaching since 2001
Master of Music (M.M.) Contemporary Performance – Global Jazz

    About Jose S.

    5.0
    (16)
    Artist, educator, and cultural manager José Soto is founder of the Fundación Armonía Colectiva and the FIJAZZ Costa Rica international jazz festival. With a goal of creating socially aware music that betters society, he experiments with classical music, Latin American music, and jazz. His music studies took him to the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, New England Conservatory, and the Berklee College of Music, the Global Jazz Institute Master’s program. Soto helped to found the Danilo Perez Foundation’s Children’s Program in Panama, where he taught for two years. In Costa Rica, he worked as a teacher at several respected institutions. As a performer and pianist, Soto explores a variety of sounds and aims to promote new musical experiences for audiences and has performed in many national and international jazz festivals in Latin America, the USA, and Europe.

    Instructor details

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    Teaching Hours

    Monday
    5 AM-9:30 AM
    10 AM-7:30 PM
    Tuesday
    5 AM-9:30 AM
    10 AM-12 PM
    2 PM-7:30 PM
    Wednesday
    5 AM-9:30 AM
    10 AM-3:30 PM
    5 PM-7:30 PM
    Thursday
    5 AM-8:30 AM
    10 AM-3 PM
    5 PM-7:30 PM
    Friday
    5 AM-9:30 AM
    10 AM-4 PM
    6 PM-7:30 PM
    Saturday
    6 AM-9:30 AM
    10 AM-11:30 AM
    Sunday
    5 AM-7 AM
    10 AM-7:30 PM
    Times are shown in your local timezone (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
    Pricing
    30 minutes
    $40
    45 minutes
    $50
    60 minutes
    $60
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    5.0
    16 Reviews
    Nora C.
    Student's home
    A wonderful and talented instructor. Jose is very patient and caring to his students. He tailors the lessons to fit the students needs, which I personally found it amazing!
    Posted Apr 23, 2020
    Daniela Cordero
    Online
    Jose is an excelente profesor, he has been giving me clases since 2018 and thanks to him I’ve improved my skills. He’s not just a great profesional, but also a caring person. I’m very gratified of having Jose as my professor.
    Posted Apr 20, 2020
    Alejandro G
    Online
    Best piano teacher ever! Jose has an unique and effective way of teaching. My kids love him.
    Posted Apr 21, 2020
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    Experience

    President and Academic Coordinator

    Jun, 2017 - Present

    Fundacion Armonia Colectiva

    1 - Founded non-profit organization to teach music to youth (ages 14 - 23) online as a tool for social change. 2 - Coordinating schedules with students and private teachers. 3 - Creation of the year academic curriculum of the Foundation. 4 - Coordinating ensembles performances

    Academic Assistant

    Aug, 2019 - Dec, 2019

    Fundación Fedujazz Republica Dominicana

    1 - Assisting the Foundation’s Education Program 2 - Teaching piano, ensemble, and music theory

    Educational Program Coordinator and Production Assistant

    Aug, 2019 - Dec, 2019

    Dominican Republic International Jazz Festival

    1 - Organizing the academic workshops of the festival 2 - Assisting the production of the concert at the festival

    Artistic Director and International Coordinator

    Jun, 2017 - Present

    FIJAZZ Costa Rica

    1 - Creation of the festival academic program and workshops 2 - Concerts Production of the Festival 3 - Negotiation with the International Artists

    Coordinator and Teacher of the Children Program

    May, 2010 - Mar, 2012

    Fundación Danilo Perez

    1 - Educational Coordinator of the Children’s Program 2 - Piano teacher and ensemble teacher

    Master Class Instructor

    Jan, 2010 - Present

    Panama Jazz festival, Fedujazz Foundation and Dominican Jazz Festival, Fijazz Costa Rica Cambridge Rindge and Latin School

    1 - Created master class curriculums on improvisation, composition, and ensemble. 2 - Provided group instruction for the participants.

    Piano Teacher and Accompanist

    Jun, 2006 - Aug, 2007

    Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica

    1 - Piano Accompanist in the percussion department of the University 2 - Piano teacher at the Prep School

    Piano and Solfege Teacher

    Feb, 2001 - Dec, 2005

    Escuela de Musica Municipal de San Pablo

    1 - Teaching individual and group piano lessons 2 - Teaching group solfege and theory lessons

    Freelance Piano Jazz Performer, Arranger, Composer, and Accompanist

    Jan, 2001 - Present

    Many National and International Jazz Festivals USA, Latin America, and Europe.

    1 - Perform in numerous capacities for events and services, coordinate with contractor to organize programming. 2 - Create commissioned compositions and arrangements.

    Education

    Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Contemporary Classical Music Performance

    Feb, 2001 - Dec, 2006

    Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica

    Master of Music (M.M.) Contemporary Performance – Global Jazz

    Aug, 2018 - Dec, 2019

    Berklee College of Music

    Bachelor of Music (B.M.) Jazz Studies - Performance

    Aug, 2012 - Dec, 2014

    New England Conservatory

    Awards

    Honors Competition Winner

    Oct, 2018

    Longy School of Music of Bard College

    Winner Ibermusicas Award 2019

    Nov, 2019

    Ibermusicas

    Languages

    Spanish

    Native Proficiency

    English

    Professional Proficiency

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