Lautaro helps his students develop a strong technical foundation and emphasizes a healthy relationship with their instrument. He ensures that students of all levels and abilities experience a fun journey filled with creativity, new sounds, active listening, and improvisation, aiding in the development of their knowledge of rhythm, harmony, and melody.

He recalls, “When I was 15 years old, I taught my first group guitar class at a senior center down the street from my parents’ house. On one of the walls of the classroom, there was a quote that said, ‘Every student. Every day. Whatever it takes.’ I still resonate with that!”

At the core of Lautaro’s teaching philosophy is a desire to explore the power of music and be part of a community focused on creating positive learning opportunities. This community empowers students by using music as a medium to create a safe environment and a strong channel of communication. Lautaro aims to push boundaries as an educator by bringing his methodologies of learning and improvisation into his lessons. He supports students’ artistic pathways to social, emotional, and physical well-being while fostering self-confidence and pride through creative self-expression and the joy of making music in a community.

Lautaro believes in the importance of learning something new every day, regardless of age or limitations. To achieve this, he emphasizes the value of the process as much as the results, encourages creative practice, and advocates for compassion in understanding the challenges, dedication, and consistency required for developing new skills and techniques.

In his performances, Lautaro often combines guitar, extended vocalization techniques, and homemade electronics to create music that is both viscerally affecting and conceptually rigorous. Based in Boston, he is active in the New York and Boston music scenes and serves on the faculty at the Contemporary Musical Arts department at the New England Conservatory and as a guitar faculty member at the University of Massachusetts in Boston.

As a guitarist, Lautaro has received the First Division Award in Classical Guitar at Pittsburg State University, First Prize at the Banco de la Republica National Competition in Colombia, and First Prize at the Banco de la Republica National Competition with the Quinteto Mate Ensemble in Colombia.

Lautaro holds a Master’s in Guitar and Improvisation and a Doctorate in Composition from the New England Conservatory in Boston, as well as a Bachelor’s in Classical Guitar from Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia.