▁Hu ach o , ▁where ▁It ur ri aga ▁spent ▁his ▁child hood , ▁the ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁music ▁concert s ▁of ▁different ▁art istic ▁angles ▁are ▁very ▁rare , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁It ur ri aga ▁could ▁satisfy ▁his ▁curiosity ▁for ▁music ▁art ▁only ▁by ▁Gram oph one ▁use . ▁ ▁It ur ri aga ▁learned ▁to ▁play ▁popular ▁music ▁with ▁relative ▁ease ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁keen ▁ear , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁interested ▁in ▁becoming ▁a ▁popular ▁music ▁artist ; ▁rather , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁in vention ▁of ▁original ▁piano ▁pieces ▁that ▁fasc in ated ▁him ▁most . ▁However , ▁I ▁needed ▁basic ▁music ▁training ▁before ▁I ▁could ▁start ▁composition ▁studies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen , ▁he ▁aud ition ed ▁in ▁Lima ▁for ▁L ily ▁Ros ay , ▁piano ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁S as - R os ay ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music . ▁Although ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁read ▁music , ▁It ur ri aga ▁presented ▁an ▁interpretation ▁in ▁C ▁minor ▁for ▁Lis zt ' s ▁Hung arian ▁R haps ody ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁– ▁original ▁key ▁is ▁different ▁– ▁that ▁he ▁learned ▁completely ▁by ▁ear . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁studied ▁piano ▁with ▁L ily ▁Ros ay ▁and ▁began ▁studying ▁theory ▁and ▁harm ony ▁with ▁And rés ▁S as . ▁He ▁enters ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁San ▁Mar cos ▁and ▁studies ▁in ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁letters , ▁then ▁leaves