TEACHING
Lessons
I have a deep passion for introducing students to practices that will enable them to enhance their artistic output. The approach I use is evidence-based, proven to enhance long term memory in an efficient way (which will save time).
Lessons are available online or in person.
TESTIMONIALS
“Luis was a wonderful teacher who really encouraged me to branch out as much as possible. I never had much focus as a student, I wanted to learn how to play guitar, piano, sing, etc. Basically every instrument I could get my hands one, I wanted to play and learn -- all without much prior musical experience. I believe most teachers, when faced with this, would claim I lacked discipline or focus. Luis, however, helped cultivate a love and passion for music that I maintain to this day. He helped me reign in my goals while keeping my dream/passion alive. After only working with Luis for a bit over 1 year and almost no prior experience on guitar, I ended up being the sole guitarist in my college’s jazz band. This could only have been possible with Luis’s teaching style. He takes the same curiosity and joy he has for music, and applies it to you -- working with the ways you learn best to ensure you get the most out of lessons. He is as versatile of a teacher as he is a player, and if you’ve ever heard him play you know he’s a fantastic musician! I’ve had plenty of guitar teachers since my time with Luis, but I always go back to lessons with him whenever I am able.”
- Luis Lizardo
Email:
luismcdougalmusic@gmail.com
Recommended Reading:
Below is an ever expanding list of books that have had an impact on how I view art and the world. I recommend this reading list because I believe artists and art lovers alike benefit from critically understanding material conditions around them.
Music Practice/Concepts:
Learn Better, Perform Faster - Dr. Molly Gebrian
The Hundred Years War on Palestine - Dr. Rashid Khalidi
Expulsions - Dr. Saskia Sassen
A Subversive History of Music - Ted Gioia
Manifesto for an Independent Revolutionary Art - André Breton & Diego Rivera
The ‘Beautiful’ in Music Today - Helmut Lachenmann
Socio-Political-Economic Theory/History:
The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction - Walter Benjamin
State and Revolution; Religion; Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism; ‘Cultural-National’ Autonomy; On the Jewish Question - V. I. Lenin
Critique of the Gotha Program - Karl Marx
Towards a New Socialism - Paul Cockschott & Allin F. Cottrell
The Wretched of The Earth - Franz Fanon
Soledad Brother; Blood in My Eye - George Jackson
Defying Dispalcement - Andrew Lee
The Unknown Cultural Revolution - Dongping Han
Beyond Time and Changes - Hal Crook