I was born in Torelló in August of 1963. When I was 6 my family moved to Valencia, the city in which I have grown, where my love for music was born, and where I actually live and perform.

I started my music studies in the music school Centro el Micalet of Valencia, tutored by ENRIQUE PERONA, who increased my attraction to music when I was 14 and specially my fondness to guitar.

My next teacher was JOSÉ PECHUÁN. With my dear «Pepe» I won technique and assurance and, moreover, I totally committed my dedication to Classic Guitar. I had and still have a wonderful academic and personal friendship with him. With him I ended the Grado Medio (middle level of music school).

I studied the Grado Superior (upper level of guitar studies) with the Professor ANTONIO GALINDO, with whom I acquired the maturity and assurance to play in live performances. But I remember Antonio for his humanity and his respect and treat to the pupil.

Whit him I obtained the highest qualifications when ended my guitar studies, which gave me the opportunity to obtain the Premio Fin de Carrera (end of career award). I refused, because I just have passed the Civil Service Extaminations to be Public Teacher, Specialist in Musical Education. And what is more important, at those times, my wife was pregnant of our second child. I have got three children: Javier, the older and first son; Ana, the second child and loved first daughter; and Silvia, my little daughter. I have never regretted of it. I would do it again.


When Antonio gave me the latest qualification of the Career, I remember the sentence that he told me: «The true race starts here». I did not understand the meaning that moment. But now I see that the sentence refers to the difficulty to enter in the World of Professional Concerts. There exists a lack of musical culture in this country, I have to knock on thousands of Councils’ doors (with no answer), I did study without any opportunity to perform at the stage, and, above all, I have to struggle against the discouragement of knowing whether if I will perform live again... or not.

As a typical Spanish idiom states… I am still here! … and thanks God I still continue.

From the beginning, and at the expenses of devoting less time to my family, I have had time to study, compose and interpreting.

 

 STUDIES

I have attended to Masterclasses of world famous guitarists, such as:

    • José Tomás
    • José Luis Lopategui
    • David Russell
    • Manuel Barrueco
    • Roberto Ausell

MBA in Musical Education.

Between 1989-1991, I do attend to the First MBA in Musical Education, at the Nacional School of Teaching of Valencia. I did obtain the degree of SPECIALIST IN MUSICAL EDUCATION.

I would like to highlight because of the importance a Masterclass with the distinguished Master Don NARCISO YEPES (Sant Cugat del Vallés 25-07-1995).

School of Teaching of Valencia.

I undertook my University Degree in Valencia, where I obtain the TEACHER SPECIALIST IN MUSICAL EDUCATION degree and in 1995, I attend to the Civil Servant Examination to be a State Teacher of Music, which I pass as the number 1 (this is my current occupation).


 AWARDS

Concurso de Canciones Vocacionales

In 1993, I obtained the SECOND prize in the Contest of Vocational Songs, held in the Valencian town of Moncada, with a ballad titled «Sal de tu tierra».

National Awards ACCEMIP (Ed. 2001).

ACCEMIP is the Cultural Association of Musical Teaching Centres of Private Initiative, which was founded in 1999 as a cultural and formative initiative by several music schools of Valencia.

In May 2001 I accompanied in the NATIONAL ACCEMIP AWARD, held in the Palaude la Música of Valencia, the flautist Elia Muñoz, who obtained the FIRST PRIZE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE JURY.

As it says in its statutes, the main objective of this association is to «promote and the musical education and instruction of persons with fondness and aptitudes by organising concerts, festivals, seminars, encounters, formative courses, vocal and instrumental groups, etc.»

 THE PRESS

«Los aficionados puedieron disfrutar de una velada de guitarra clásica del sensible guitarrista Javier Moya.» Última Hora de Ibiza, (07-04-2006).

«... magnífico concierto de guitarra...» Diario de León (agosto de 2005).

«... exquisita actuación del guitarrista Javier Moya» El Malagón (09-10-2004).

«Javier Moya ofreción un recital eminentemente didáctico, no sólo por la inteligente elección de las piezas, obras y autores sino por el gran respecto mostrado hacia la cronología y el devir estético.», «... expléndida dicción», «elegante y mostrando abundantes recursos técnicos e interpretativos», «Moya perseveró en su afán de hacernos saber que no importa el terreno estilístico que pisa» EMV-Levante, el Mercantíl Valenciano (26-03-1998).