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Ben Shanblatt is a guitarist, composer, and educator based in NYC. He has served as a sideman, session musician, touring guitarist, and bandleader in virtually all styles of contemporary music. Some venues Ben has played include Smalls Jazz Club, The Knitting Factory, The Cutting Room, and Nublu among many others.

I started violin at the age of 5 and having experience performing in orchestras and concerts since then. Since then, I have been involved in summer music programs as well as festival orchestras all over the world. As a current student at Lehigh University studying engineering and music, I continue to play in orchestras and ensembles.

Hello, I'm Ben! I teach guitar, electric bass, and violin. I've been a guitar teacher for over twenty years and have taught hundred hundreds of students how to play. I teach students a mix between songs they want to learn, and exercises that develop strong musical fundamentals.

Don't just learn how to play like another artist, learn how to discover YOUR UNIQUE SOUND. Intermixing a creative workshop with technical instruction on guitar, I will guide you on a path to self-education and exploration. I have over 25 years of experience writing, recording and performing original music. I play guitar, bass, drums and keyboards.

Native of Hong Kong, and currently based in Brooklyn, New York, Sharon has been playing the violin for over 35yrs. She received her earlier musical training at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. During her study at the Conservatory of Music at University of Cincinnati and in Brooklyn College, Sharon further her muiscal training under renowned teachers such as, Prof.

Hello! My name is Nicole, and I am a violinist, music educator, and certified elementary and special education teacher. I earned a bachelor's degree in Music Media with a concentration in violin from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2020. I have been playing both piano and violin for over 20 years now and have experience both teaching and performing.

Singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist composer Albert "H.G. Welp" is ready and able to teach you everything he knows about making music. A former Berklee College of Music scholarship recipient, he spent his twenties playing bars and honing his craft in Miami, Florida, before moving to New York City in 2022.

My name is Travis Dalenberg and I'm a professional musician and music educator. My primary instrument and interest lies in jazz guitar, I am classically trained at the college level, and have 15 years of experience as a professional musician having performed all over the Western United States.

I'm a professional harpist and experienced teacher based in San Francisco. I began studying harp at age nine in Florence, Italy, and hold Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Harp from Italian conservatories. I have almost twenty years of experience in teaching Pedal and Lever harp to children and adults of all levels, online and in person.

Mariko Anraku has been a member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 1995 and is a faculty member at The Manhattan School of Music and The Pacific Music Festival. She is an experienced soloist, chamber musician, orchestral player and teacher, and has recorded 3 solo CDs and a flute&harp CD with eminent flutist Emmanuel Pahud, exclusively for EMI Classics. As a recitalist, Ms.