Mark Contreras Gómez

Hundreds of children, throughout more than 70 schools in Spain, are initiated in music thanks to the methodology of which he is the author: Mi Violín y Mi Guitarra. He has also published with Musicaeduca Music Publishing (Spain, Costa Rica and Perú) two books of adaptations of the most popular classical pieces of all times, in which gradually and completely from the start, students of all ages can learn to play the violin: DeViolin 1 and 2, with excellent reviews in magazines specialized in music education.

He was a member of the Venezuelan system of children and youth orchestras known as “El Sistema” for more than 15 years, he graduated from the Juan José Landaeta National Conservatory with the best qualifications and became a member of the Caracas Municipal Symphony Orchestra, sharing the stage with world-renowned artists, while performing in the main cultural centers of the country with Latin American music and jazz ensembles.

In Spain, while obtaining a degree in pedagogy at the UNED, he toured nationally and internationally with orchestras dedicated to zarzuela.

His most recent educational production is the book series “Latin American String Collection” published by Excelcia Music Publishing in the United States, consisting of 30 original songs covering a large number of Latin American rhythms (from tango to joropo, bossa nova, cueca, pasillo, norteña and a very long etcetera) for violin, viola, cello and double bass.

He is currently dedicated to teaching, an activity that he combines with chamber or solo concerts, making videos as a multi-instrumentalist in his youtube channel and above all, spending time with his wife and two daughters enjoying his hobby, barbecues.

He currently works for the music school Juventudes Musicales de Musicaeduca, where he has developed the methodology to initiate children in music through the instrument: Mi Violín y Mi Guitarra. He is also the author of the books of initiation to the instrument: DeViolín 1 and 2.