Benjamin Simonson

**Initial lessons are discounted to $30** We are a small group of versatile, professional guitarists performing and teaching in the Seattle Metropolitan area. We live to play and play to live: By hiring us, you're hiring real players who have honed their craft through years of practice, higher education, touring, and teaching. We've shared the stage with some of Seattle's most beloved musicians, and have studied privately with some of the best musicians on the scene, including Mike Moreno, John Stowell, Clipper Anderson, and Jens Larsen. Adaptability: We live in the age of information. Many private instructors view the internet and the endless good, and sometimes not so good, instruction available on it as a threat to business. We think it's a fresh approach to teaching. We encourage using the internet as a tool to enhance practice at home, and if appropriate, we will use YouTube or other articles to supplement our lessons. As a teacher, I love when a student wants me to help them dissect a YouTube guitar lesson. What to expect: Your first lesson will primarily be an introduction to myself or one of my colleagues. During this lesson we will gauge your playing level and discuss your goals and the styles that you're interested in. Subsequent lessons will focus on addressing technique, music theory application, stylistic elements, practice tips and most importantly, developing the tools needed to have fun playing on your own. We're extremely blessed to be able to put so much focus into music. It's our life from the morning until night. Whether it's the focused solitude of time spent in the practice room, the rush of playing live, the joy of watching a performance, or the reward of an inspired student, often times all of these in one day. We truly have the best job, and our goal is to help you understand that with practice and patience, you too can call it your profession.