Madrid, Spain, 29/11/57
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MUSICAL EDUCATION
- Guitar and pop music, self-taught (1966-1972
- Composition at the Conservatory of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna (1985/86)
- Solfege, harmony, counterpoint, forms, classical guitar and piano at the Lyceum Conservatory in Barcelona and the Municipal Conservatory in Badalona (1973-1985
- Graduate’s certificate from the Barcelona Modern Music and Jazz School (1979-1983)
- Composition with Joan Albert Amargós (1980/82)Counterpoint and acoustics at the Phonos electroacoustic music studio with Gabriel Brnscs (1981/83)
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Classical guitar with Francisco Soler (1974/79)
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Classical piano with Angel Soler, Marta Poal and Laura Lombardi (1978-1985)
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Jazz piano with Álvaro Is (1981/83)
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Voice studies with Ana Ricci (1978-1981)
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Flamenco guitar with Francisco and Bertrán Espinosa (1973/77)
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Voice studies with Dina Roth (1995/1996)
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Classical Indian music studies and sarod (classical Indian instrument) with S.B. Shrivastava (1990/1993) and Shyamal Nath (1994/97)
- Advanced ear training with Hebe Oneste (2002/07)
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Study of Turkish Tasawuf music for dervish dancing (2004-2007)
Seminars on orchestra conducting (Sergiu Celibidache technique) with Juan María Esteban del Pozo (2002/05)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Private classes in harmony, counterpoint, composition, guitar and piano (1983-2008)
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Teaching position in classical harmony and counterpoint at the Maese Pedro School (1994-2004)
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Teaching position in jazz harmony, arrangements and composition at Escuela de Música Creativa de Madrid (1990-1997)
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Teaching position in harmony and arrangements at the Barcelona Modern Music and Jazz School (1983-1985)
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Courses on voice and musical creativity (1992-2008)
- Position as facilitator of communication and harmonization courses for groups (teachers and corporate teams) (1999-2003)
SPIRITUAL AND THERAPEUTIC TRAINING
- Hatha yoga (1973-1980)
- Kundalini yoga and white Tantra (1989-1994)
- Training in the healing technique “Sat Nam Rasayan” (1990-2002)
- Devotional yoga with Master Sathya Sai Baba (1989-1996)
- Sufi yoga with Master Mawlana Sheih Nasim (2004-2007)
- The Hoffman process (1994 & 1995)
- Work in the social services area in the Sathya Sai Baba spiritual organisation, 1989-1995. Coordination of the Madrid centre and nationwide coordination, including the coordination of shipments of humanitarian aid during the Croatian war.
- Two years’ research (1995-1997) into clinical hypnosis and music therapy with Luís Gómez, specialist in Milton Erickson. Various performances.