Eduardo Faour, the ‘jazz player’ with whom you can learn musical tips on TikTok

Long live the new platforms and methodologies!

Although the Guayaquil artist Eduardo Faour already shared his musical knowledge with students in a traditional environment, the COVID-19 pandemic brought to light a new method to strengthen his teaching: Instagram, but especially TikTok.

“A year or two ago, the TikTok algorithm was impressive at reaching people,” he recalls of the moment it went viral.

“During the pandemic I had to teach a lot of lessons to pay rent and other costs and I became obsessed with discovering the best way to learn because many people who study music underestimate how quickly they can progress in their instrument as long as but they are clear about some concepts,” he continues.

From the beginning, the content had a clear focus: planting the seeds for musical critical thinking. That is, teach your students how to confront (and defeat) the “monsters” that appear on their learning path and avoid becoming overloaded, obfuscated, or, in the worst case, giving up.

But what was the first video that ‘exploded’? A very honest criticism from Eduardo on the way some musicians dress. “One of the most valuable lessons my piano teacher left me was that it is better to be ‘overdressed’ (overdressed) for the occasion it is less so. The worst that can happen is that you play ‘enternado’ in a seedy bar, but you don’t look bad (…). And in short, what I told them is that no matter how talented or how good they are, dress well!

The others, he admits, are more nerdy, music-theoretical. “How do you do something on the piano? How to make your chord sound more jazz? But the one that stands out the most is the video where I explain the study method I used that worked for me this year and is ideal for people who procrastinate, although it is something I am changing. “

Eduardo Faour, live

“He who knows does it; He who does not know, teaches” is a saying that does not apply to Eduardo.

This week you get the chance to see it live on Thursday, December 14 in Zona Escena (diagonally opposite the Cacao Museum, Panama Street), accompanied by A Groove Supreme (Ricardo Miño, Elías Solórzano and Andrés Figueroa).

Singer Astrid Briones will be the special guest for the Show It starts at 8:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM).

And although he does not reveal this content in his tiktoks, you can also try Eduardo’s favorite (signature) cocktails that evening. Another one of his passions.

Tickets can be purchased at Meet2Go. One-time value: $20.