Classical Music for the Cuatro Puertorriqueño
Once you complete the course, Bach and Mozart won’t be just random words in a dictionary; they’ll be your new best friends!
Classical music is certain to touch your soul and when it is played on the cuatro Puertorriqueño, it’s like holding divinity in your hands!
Filled with classical classics like Romance, Fur Elise and The Four Seasons, this course will teach you the intricacies of playing the classics. Though believed to be too complicated for novices, this course simplifies the method of learning and instructs you in ways easy to grasp and retain.
The course covers a host of popular classical themes and each one adds to your growing talent. Since all of it has been explained well, it is easier to understand and soon you’ll be playing like a pro!
Once you complete the course, Bach and Mozart won’t be just random words in a dictionary; they’ll be your new best friends!
Your Instructor
Samuel Ramos is an experienced educator, instructional designer, and musician. He graduated from Antillean Adventist University with a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education and Full Sail University with a Master's Degree in Educational Media Design and Technology, giving him the knowledge to excel in both academics and music.
Not only has Samuel served as a music teacher and assistant professor of guitar at the Inter-American University of San German, Puerto Rico, but he has also had the opportunity to become a multimedia designer for the Walt Disney Company, a digital learning designer for the University of St. Augustine at the San Marcos, California campus, and a senior instructional technologist for the University of San Diego. His skills have also extended to LMS Administrator/Instructional Designer for Taylor Guitars in San Diego, California. He has written several instructional books on playing various instruments, including the Puerto Rican cuatro, guitar, and mandolin.
When he is not busy teaching or creating content, Samuel dedicates his time to 4jibaro.com - a website that serves as an online community to promote awareness of Puerto Rican folk music and heritage. Through his work here, Samuel seeks to bring hope and joy to people through music by changing the world - one note at a time!