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Languages
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Jose Luis Gayo

Jose Luis Gayo

Barbican,London

Summary

Bringing over 25 years of dedicated experience as a piano and violin teacher. Accomplished in both performance and accompaniment, with a background in both solo piano and chamber music. Holds degrees in piano, chamber music, violin, and pedagogy. Proven track record of student success in ABRSM exams and music competitions.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience

Work History

Piano accompaniment, Chamber Music and Solo piano

self-employed
  • Recordings and vocal piano accompaniment for BBC Radio 3 as part of the New Generation Artists programme.
  • Recorded live for ORF (Austrian television).
  • Performed and toured with Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique.
  • Collaborating with charities such as Yehudi Menuhin's Live Music Now
  • Solo and collaborative performances in the UK, Spain, Austria and France and Germany.

Piano teacher

Alexandra Park School
London
01.2005 - Current
  • Taught in-person and online piano lessons, developing intermediate and advanced pianists and musicians.
  • Built and nurtured positive relationships with students, to ensure trust and growth
  • Maintained safe and positive learning environments for students to comfortably ask questions.
  • Set personalised targets for pupils, communicating progress through regular parent correspondence.
  • Successfully prepared students for ABRSM exams, with a 100% pass rate
  • Taught music theory to both beginners and advanced students.
  • Supported budding musicians in developing self-expression through music, in particular throughout the pandemic.
  • Tailored class delivery to cater to different approaches and learning styles.

Private lessons

self-employed
01.1995 - Current

In-person and online piano and music theory lessons

Spanish repertoire and language consultant

EMI Classics, Faber Music
01.2007 - 06.2008
  • Coached and accompanied singers ahead of major CD recordings
  • Helped to choose and source suitable Spanish and Latin American repertoire ahead of recordings
  • Assisted in the recording studio
  • Proofread and edited final texts and translations to ensure quality.

Piano and violin teacher

Ealing Music Service
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Monitored and analysed student progress and adjusted teaching strategies to ensure steady progress.
  • Evaluated student performance and provided feedback and assistance to improve musical skills.

Piano teacher

Colegio San José del Parque
Madrid
01.2000 - 01.2004
  • Taught in-person piano lessons in one of the leading Madrid independent schools

Piano teacher

Colegio Sagrado Corazón
Madrid
01.1999 - 01.2004

Taught in-person piano lessons

Education

Piano, Chamber Music

Conservatorio Superior Padre Antonio Soler
Madrid
09.2002

QTS - Music And Pedagogy

Universidad Complutense
Madrid
06.2001

Master - Pedagogy

Conservatorio Superior De Musica Liceo
Spain
2001

Piano Solo And Chamber Music

Conservatorio Arturo Soria
Madrid
06.1995

Skills

  • Piano and violin teaching
  • Musicality development
  • Sight-reading
  • Music theory
  • Student development
  • Aural skills

Affiliations

EPTA (European Piano Teachers Association)

Languages

Spanish
Native
English
Fluent
German
Intermediate

Timeline

Spanish repertoire and language consultant

EMI Classics, Faber Music
01.2007 - 06.2008

Piano teacher

Alexandra Park School
01.2005 - Current

Piano and violin teacher

Ealing Music Service
01.2005 - 01.2006

Piano teacher

Colegio San José del Parque
01.2000 - 01.2004

Piano teacher

Colegio Sagrado Corazón
01.1999 - 01.2004

Private lessons

self-employed
01.1995 - Current

Piano accompaniment, Chamber Music and Solo piano

self-employed

Piano, Chamber Music

Conservatorio Superior Padre Antonio Soler

QTS - Music And Pedagogy

Universidad Complutense

Master - Pedagogy

Conservatorio Superior De Musica Liceo

Piano Solo And Chamber Music

Conservatorio Arturo Soria
Jose Luis Gayo