Learn from Great Strings Teachers

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.

Tim has been playing music at local venues and with local bands and musicians for 20 years, and has been teaching privately and for music studios and schools for 10 years. He fell in love with music at an early age and quickly picked up a variety of instruments including guitar and drums.

Ever since I was a child I wanted to play guitar. I'd wake up to sound of my father playing and singing songs, until one day when I was 6, I ask my dad to teach me. 20 years later I'm still playing. I've done a lot over the years, played in many band, done session work and learned more instruments.

From Pop, to Rock, to R&B, to Country and Musical Theater, Teddy Stevens loves playing the bass. Inspired by his father and a blooming interest in pop music, he picked up the bass at the age of thirteen and has remained glued to the instrument ever since.

I am a passionate musician, a believer that through (smart) work and persistence, one can achieve his/hers objectives. Teaching is a big passion of mine and I want to pass onto others my enthusiasm for music and violin playing. Music bio: I was born in Porto, Portugal, and began studying the violin at the age of 3 through the Suzuki method.

Hi there! I've been performing on bass and other instruments around the U.S. and internationally for the last 15 years. Originally from Catalina Island, I spent years working at sea as a cruise ship music director and touring with national acts like Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox and The B Side Players, and have backed up a number of performers from Broadway and T.V.

I started playing violin at the age of eight and fell in love with music. I played in the Vermont Youth Orchestra. in high school and made some of my best friends that I still perform with! I decided to pursue music performance at the University of Vermont.

Nate DeMaria is a classically trained violinist with a passion for improvisation and fiddle styles. Nate studied violin performance and string pedagogy at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory under Dr. Julian Ross, and music education at SUNY Potsdam College, graduating with a B.A. in Music (2005).

I’m a Multi-Platinum music producer, musician, engineer, and teacher with over 30 years of experience in the music industry. My love for music began at an early age, learning drums, guitar, piano, and bass before diving into music production and sound design.

Neil Garrard is a guitarist/singer from Atlanta,Georgia. He has performed on stage with The Dungeon Family, Drake, Lil Baby Nicki Minaj, Future, the Migos, Young Thug, Chris Brown, Zaytoven, and many more at Coachella, Ellen Degeneres, MTV Video Music Awards,Lollapalooza, NPR Tiny Desk, Austin City Limits, Van's Warped Tour, The Late Show with David Letterman (and Colbert),…