For the last 25 years, Mr. Suarez
has been giving piano lessons at a broad scope of
levels, from beginners to advanced students. All
ages (6 to 75... yes, 75!).
The basic training comprises sight-reading, ear
training, theory, as well as an eclectic repertoire
suite for a multi-cultural society: jazz, pop, hymns,
classical, musicals, fake book reading (accompaniment
based on reading chords plus a bass only) and improvisation.
Since his days as a college piano instructor, and
later as a Dean of the Piano Faculty at Colombian
Adventist University, he has been passionate about
finding new ways to make piano learning an interesting
activity that can touch the student's lives in a
positive manner.
Some of his former students are currently professional
musicians, others have pursuing some other careers,
but they have learned to love the music and use
it as a language to create beauty.
Martin Suarez holds a Bachelor in Music Education
from the Colombian Adventist University and a Masters
degree in Music-Piano Performance from University
of Redlands, CA.
Currently, Mr. Suarez owns Martin Music Studios,
a Project-Digital Recording Studio in Bolingbrook
IL. Besides his activities as a piano recitalist
and free-lance musician, he is currently working
as a Music Minister for Moraine Valley Community
Church in Palos Hills, IL. and he is a college piano
instructor at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, IL.
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