My story

I am far from the typical
classical musician.

Music always pulled at me, but I did not take the piano seriously until I turned eighteen.

I quickly realised that adult students aiming to become professional musicians are rare. Despite the odds, I poured all my energy and passion into an almost impossible goal, and it has taken me from a private teacher in Ecuador to a conservatory in Spain.

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The path

Four turns that made a profession.

Age 18

A late beginning

I decided to start learning piano and become a professional musician.

The grounding

Private study / Conservatory

At first I studied piano, music theory and composition with a private teacher, who gave me a solid foundation. Then, in 2022, I moved to Spain to formally study music.

Since 2020

Teaching online

I moved my teaching online at the start of the pandemic, and have worked that way ever since.

Since 2022

Moving abroad to study

A high-performance musical environment in Spain that has genuinely put my skills to the test, and grown me as a person.

How I became a teacher

It started by accident, on holiday.

A lovely couple who owned a hotel were looking for a teacher to give their son some piano lessons. They lived in a remote town and could not find a piano teacher nearby. A friend who lived close by referred me to them.

That is when I gave my very first piano lesson, and it changed my life. Having the ability to affect the life of a child who wanted to learn what he saw as the magic behind music inspired me to give everything I knew.

Some years later I am still teaching. More than ten years now, both at academies and privately.

Luis Tapia
Badajoz, Spain

My teaching style is not hierarchical. I like to sit down and talk through my students’ questions with them, guiding them towards their own solutions.

What I do

Four things at once.

Performer

Active performer, with recitals in Ecuador, Portugal, Germany and Spain.

Teacher

More than ten years of experience teaching students of all ages and levels.

Mentor

Passionate about guiding students and helping them reach their musical goals.

Lifelong learner

Always studying, exploring and growing, both as a musician and as a person.

On paper

Qualifications and activity.

Academic qualifications

  • Lessons with Eduardo Florencia at the Ecuadorian National Symphony.
  • Composition workshop at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador.
  • Piano studies at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Badajoz.

Artistic activity

  • Piano and chamber music recitals in Ecuador, Spain, Portugal and Germany.
  • Concerts and activities with the Coro Vocalis choir as accompanying pianist.
  • Work at several music schools in Ecuador and Spain.
  • Online piano teaching since the start of the 2020 pandemic.

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