The atmosphere is very warm, light-hearted and happy. Upon entering professor Bahram Behroozi\u2019s class, students appear excited to begin their music session. Behroozi is greatly admired by his students.<\/p>\n
\u201cProfessor Behroozi is very dedicated,\u201d said Erick Arambula, a psychology major student. \u201cThe professor knows what he\u2019s doing and what he\u2019s talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n
At age 12 Behroozi said he was very comfortable playing music. His early playing included the harmonica, the dulcimer, violin and guitar. \u201cMusic was one of my great passions from a young age, and I was involved in music and pursued it,\u201d Behroozi said. \u201cAt my late age, I\u2019m a teacher at San Jose City College and this has taken me to where I am now.\u201d<\/p>\n
Behroozi is Persian, born in Tehran, Iran. He has lent his artistic talent around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cBehroozi is a kind, hard working and dedicated faculty member,\u201d said professor Priscilla Santos, guidance counselor and professor. \u201cAs a music professor, he helped me and supports students in need.\u201d Santos thanked Behroozi for many years of wonderful friendship.<\/p>\n
Behroozi has been featured as a soloist of classical guitar in many countries, such as France, Italy, Israel and around the United States at concert halls and churches.<\/p>\n
\u201cProfessor Behroozi is a very knowledgeable person. He does a growth assessment on a weekly basis in order to get good feedback. I highly recommend him as a great instructor,\u201d said Cristina Chambers, a child development student.<\/p>\n
Behroozi graduated from San Jose State University with a bachelor of science degree in math in 1968 and a master\u2019s degree in music in 1971. He has taught music appreciation as well as beginning and intermediate classical guitar at SJCC since 1975.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a very patient person, easy to get along with and nice to talk to,\u201d said Jose Torres, a computer networking student.
\nBehroozi has admired various periods and genres of music ranging from the Renaissance period to the 21st century. \u201cFernando Sor and Johann Bach are two of my favorite artists.\u201dBehroozi said.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy greatest moments in music are the success of the students,\u201d Behroozi said. \u201cSome students excel and continue going forward to join a conservatory, concert solo or play in an ensemble. My goal is to retire soon and teach part-time classes.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The atmosphere is very warm, light-hearted and happy. Upon entering professor Bahram Behroozi\u2019s class, students appear excited to begin their music session. Behroozi is greatly admired by his students. \u201cProfessor Behroozi is very dedicated,\u201d said Erick Arambula, a psychology major student. \u201cThe professor knows what he\u2019s doing and what he\u2019s talking about.\u201d At age 12…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,5],"tags":[],"staff_name":[595],"class_list":["post-584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-entertainment","category-news","staff_name-andy-nguyen"],"yoast_head":"\n