Jonathan "Juanito" Pascual has been teaching guitar since 1991. In that time he has worked with students of every age and level in Spain and the U.S, from complete beginners to professionals from other styles of guitar.

He is a devoted teacher who brings a wide range of experiences in and outside of music together with his deep desire to share the tools that enable each student to access their full musical, artistic and expresive potential. Juanito draws on the teachings of his maestros including Adam del Monte, El Entri, Manolo Sanlucar, Parrilla de Jerez, classical guitarists Eliot Fisk and David Leisner, jazz guitarist Gene Bertoncini, and most recently, the great maestro Dimitri Goryachev. In addition to his extensive musical training and performance background he brings experiences from his studies in martial arts, yoga, Alexander Technique, and various languages, to explore and uncover each students natural and unique abilities.

Juanito's teaching, as with his playing, comes directly from his powerful desire to bring the special communicative and healing properties inherent in music, into the world, and into the hands of those who seek to share in this magic.

Juanito's path as a player has led him to many unexpected situations, including a long term hand injury. This experience has turned into good fortune leading him to many influential experiences with guitar teachers such as David Leisner and Dimitri Goryachev, as well as with martial artist Peter Freedman, and the remarkable healer Catherine Larget-Caplan. Through his process of fully recovering from his injury he has become a specialist in building students from the ground up, removing, if not avoiding all together, the many impediments that can line the path to full self-expression, on this wonderful (yet sometimes challenging) instrument.

Juanito has spent the last ten years analyzing and (with the indispensible help of so many wonderful teachers) solving of the technical difficulties of the flamenco guitar. Along with his understanding of technical issues he has observed the unique problems posed to the non-Spanish student of flamenco. Over these years he has formulated an approach, which he customizes to each individual's specific circumstances, that gives the devoted student access to the full beauty and expressive potential of flamenco music, and to the guitar in general. He accomplishes this by dividing the main issues of technique, rhythm, and listening (i.e. familiarity with the style) into seperate and parallel tracks of learning. This allows the stundent to comfortably master each of these major components, which eventually lead quite naturally into musically and technically grounded playing.

For more information about private lessons in the Boston area, or to inquire about workshops and masterclasses feel free to contact Juanito at: jp@jpascual.com

For booking information contact: carl@rainbowtalentagency.com (585)-723-3334