pˈæɹəlˌɛl tə hɪz lˈaɪf æz ɐ mjuːzˈɪʃən, hiː hˈæzbiːn ɐ tˈiːtʃɚɹ ɪn kæɹˈɑːkəz suːpˈiəɹɪɚ skˈuːl ʌv mjˈuːzɪk æz piˈænoʊ ɐsˈɪstənt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən, piˈænoʊ tˈiːtʃɚ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən; ˈɔːɹɡən ænd hˈɑːɹpsɪkˌɔːɹd tˈiːtʃɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː; pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv mjˈuːzɪkəl kˌɑːmpəzˈɪʃən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɛvən dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ ænd dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌvðə skˈuːl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː.
Parallel to his life as a musician, he has been a teacher in Caracas Superior School of Music as piano assistant (1938-1947), piano teacher, (1945-1947); organ and harpsichord teacher (1946-1972); professor of musical composition (1957-1964) and director of the school (1965-1972).