Learn from Great Strings Teachers

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.

I’ve been passionate about teaching since a young age, starting in community programs while still in high school. Over the course of my career, I’ve taught students of all ages for more than 15 years, and I’m always striving to make lessons engaging and enjoyable while helping my students reach their goals.

I have over 15 years of experience teaching private and classroom music in public and private schools, ages preschool through undergraduate. I am certified in three levels of Rolland pedagogy and have degrees in music education from Florida Southern College and Florida State University. I am all but dissertation in music from the University of South Florida.

Tom Arbaugh is an established musician and teacher who has been playing guitar, bass guitar, and double bass for over 20 years. He has played double bass in concert halls, including Benaroya Hall (home of the Seattle Symphony) for the 2006 and 2007 seasons of the hybrid student/professional Symphony Orchestra, toured Europe with jazz ensembles and wind ensembles over the summer of…

Jason is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Music (BMA) and the University of California, Santa Barbara (MA), where he is currently a PhD candidate in ethnomusicology. He has studied music from Ireland, Scotland, India, Indonesia, the Middle East, West Africa, and North America and performed with various ensembles at venues from Nordic Fest in Decorah, IA to…

Flora Lucini is a professional performing, recording and touring artist with over 10+ years of experience in various genres including: Rock, Punk/Hardcore, Indie, Latin Jazz and Music of the African Diaspora. Following in the footsteps of her family of named Jazz/Latin Jazz musicians, Ms. Lucini has been performing and studying music since the age of 3.

Marcie Brown has a Master’s Degree from Manhattan School of Music in classical cello. She studied jazz and improvisation at the University of Massachusetts. She performed over 600 shows with Cirque du Soleil’s “0” in Las Vegas, playing cello, guitar and singing. She was also the head of the strings department at the Oakland School for the Arts. Ms.

Adrienne Schoenfeld is a teaching artist, composer, and bassist based in New York City. She has been teaching piano for five years, working with over 70 students to cultivate their love of music. She has a classical and improvisational background, with a Masters degree in Concert Composition from NYU Steinhardt and a Bachelors in Music from Berklee College of Music.

My name is Corey Bissell and I have been a Music Instructor for the better part of the last decade. I fell in love with studying music 20 years ago and I have spent the last 10 years performing and touring with my band Star Chamber.

Hello! My name is Narek Kelian, and I am a professional violinist and teacher with over five years of experience working with students of all ages and levels. I specialize in helping each student find their most resonant and beautiful sound, because I believe that tone is the heart of music. From there, we build technique step by step, making lessons both effective and inspiring.