Arts Education and Community Engagement (Centennial) In-Progress
B.A. Mus (Universidad SF de Quito)
B.A. Liberal Arts (Universidad SF de Quito)
Luciano Espin is a music producer, composer, and music teacher whose work focuses on multi-instrumental performance and education. With a deep interest in technological instruments and new forms of expression using sound design tools, Luciano integrates his expertise in guitar performance and electric bass into his innovative work.
He holds a B.A. in Music Composition and Performance from Universidad San Francisco de Quito, as well as a B.A. in Liberal Arts with a focus on Philosophy and Education. Recently, he completed a graduate program in Arts Education and Community Engagement at Centennial College.
Luciano’s professional journey includes teaching for the Ministry of Public Education of Ecuador in rural and indigenous communities as part of a national intensive education project. He also completed an internship in the education department of the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall, where he developed teacher resources and assisted in various workshops at the Allied Music Centre.
Get to know Luciano…Beyond the Bio!
Hobbies: Philosophy and literature, soccer, food, films, and agriculture.
Musical influences: Latin American music (Jorge Drexler, Gustavo Cerati, Mercedes Sosa, Caetano Veloso, Natalia Lafourcade), Electronic music (Daft Punk, Kaytranada, Disclosure, Bizarrap), R&B (Daniel Caesar, Hiatus Kaiyote, Jungle, Erykah Badu), Rock (Tool, System of a Down, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, The Doors), Pop (Rosalía, Dua Lipa, The Weeknd, Michael Jackson), Salsa (Hector Lavoe, Ruben Blades, Alexander Abreu).
Favorite food: Encebollado, a traditional albacore soup from Ecuador.
Least favorite food: Sweet Pepino (Solanum muricatum).
Favorite movie: “Interstellar” by Christopher Nolan
Favorite music movie: “Sweet and Lowdown” by Woody Allen.
Best quote from a music teacher: “Each instrument has a Spirit. Part of the Battle is to get that spirit to accept you as a mate, as a friend.” Zakir Hussain
Favorite book: “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Best thing about teaching at ABC: I find great joy in sharing my lifelong love for music with my students. I believe teaching is also a learning experience and my goal is to provide tools for individuals to know and express themselves through music and songwriting. My eagerness is to share methods for developing music practice in daily life.
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Hal Leonard Guitar Method COMPLETE
The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play acoustic or electric guitar. It is based on years of teaching guitar students of all ages, and reflects some of the best teaching ideas from around the world. This super-convenient Complete Edition features the new and improved method books 1, 2 and 3 spiral-bound together.
Modern Method for Guitar
This pack includes Volume 1 of this practical, comprehensive method book (the basic text for the guitar program at the world-famous Berklee College of Music) PLUS a matching DVD-ROM featuring 14 complete lessons with Larry Baione, chair of Berklee’s guitar department.
