Private Instruction · Performance · Conducting

Learn music the way it was meant to be heard.

Renan Bueno is a Brazilian-born multi-instrumentalist and conductor based in San Diego, guiding students from their first notes to the concert stage.

Renan Bueno with mallets before an orchestra
PianoClassical GuitarVoicePercussionMusic TheoryCompositionConducting
Renan Bueno playing snare drum
01. About

Tone, phrasing, and the patience to listen.

Born and raised in Brazil and now based in San Diego, Renan has spent his life moving between instruments, the piano he started on, the guitar that followed, and the conductor's podium, where he learned to hear an entire ensemble at once.

That breadth shapes how he teaches. Beginners find a patient, encouraging guide; advancing players find someone who can diagnose a phrase in seconds and show them the way through it.

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02. Lessons

Find the right rhythm for you.

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Teaching at the marimba
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Private Tuition

One-to-one lessons tailored to you, piano, guitar, voice or percussion, in studio or online, for every level.

$90 / 60 min
Renan playing marimba
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Foundations

A focused four-week starter for true beginners. Posture, reading, and your first real pieces.

$320 / 4 weeks
Renan conducting
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Masterclass

For advancing musicians preparing for auditions, exams, or the stage. Repertoire and interpretation.

$120 / 75 min
Renan at the marimba at golden hour
On
Stage
Since 2008
03. Performance & Conducting

The stage informs
every lesson.

Renan performs as an orchestral percussionist and leads ensembles from the podium. What he learns under stage lights, listening across an entire group, shaping a phrase in real time, is exactly what he brings back to the studio.

  • '23 Guest conductor · Chamber orchestra season
  • '19 Principal percussion · Symphonic program
  • '16 Founder & director · Percussion ensemble
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04. Voices
Six months in and I'm playing pieces I never thought I'd reach.
Lucas Pereira Adult beginner · Piano
05. Gallery

Moments from the studio & stage.

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Start with a conversation

Your first lesson
begins here.

Tell Renan a little about yourself and what you'd like to play. He'll reply within two days to arrange a first lesson. No commitment.