“Ben is a great cello teacher. He offers a variety of techniques to inspire my daughter to learn. He makes his lessons fun because he himself is funny, kind, and spontaneous.”
– Georgia Hodges, Parent to Cielo Jacuzzi, Age 8
Get Them Playing Music They Love, Quickly and Easily
Since you’re on this page, you’re probably looking for lessons in music for your child, for a youth group, or maybe for yourself.
But you may worry that learning to play a string instrument will be too hard or take too long to learn. Most likely, you’re aware that many students quit before they learn to play music that pleases them. Weeks and weeks of practicing simple exercises that—let’s face it—can be pretty boring, can make playing “real” music seem a remote possibility beyond the horizon. Students can easily lose heart. And playing music takes repetitive discipline; you may wonder how challenging it will be to focus throughout the lesson.
Imagine what happens when the sounds coming out of your instrument begin to sound great quickly, within a few short lessons. You get a great feeling of accomplishment and are energized to learn more. For children, absorbing musical lessons through moving the whole body, instead of sitting or standing still for long periods, is the most natural, effective way to learn. What do you think? If learning were fun and easy, would your child be more willing to continue with lessons?
An experienced music teacher, Ben Welch Snellings, has developed a method that opens the door to the world of string instruments. Drawing on aspects of several methods that experience has shown really work, Ben gets students playing music they love quickly and painlessly. And Ben gets students moving, so that music is learned through the whole body.
To get started on the path to making beautiful music you love, contact Ben and find out about lessons in music.
