Raimundo is a gigging Latin pianist with various bands in Bristol and the South West, and offers pupils the chance to
play with a native player.
Latin Piano lessons will cover:
- The clave (Latin Music pulse)
- Crossover Groove (made famous by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine)
- Guajira (a style evolved from Cuban Country Music)
- Son Montuno (Cuban Dance Music)
- Guaguanco (Music originating in the Cuban province of Matanzas)
- Mambo
- Cha Cha Cha
- Bomba (Folk music from Puerto Rico)
- Plena (Folk music from Puerto Rico)
- Merengue (Dance rhythm from the Dominican Republic)
- Tumbaos (vamping & Comping)
- Salsa
- Latin Jazz (Marriage between Latin music and Jazz)
- Bolero (Romantic melodies nowadays enriched with Jazz harmonies)
Raimundo will also show you the secrets to improvising sucessfully in Latin Piano Playing. As a gigging Jazz pianist he is able to offer his unique perspective on harmony and improvisation, and therefore offers a complete course on Jazz piano.