Calgary Guitar Lessons

Specialties

Hi! I’m Ben of Calgary Guitar Lessons. This is the 21^st year I’ve taught guitar, and I am loving it more than ever! The lessons are held at my home studio where I encourage the creative aspects of music while providing a solid foundation in ear training, and technical exercises for the mind, hands, and spirit! I will often incorporate voice and piano to provide a familiar point of reference and also to draw parallels between the instruments. And no, I won’t expect you to sing (unless you want to of course!).

I own somewhere around 15 guitars, and play them all. But not at once. But with enough practice you never know…

Contact me when you’re ready, and we can discuss your specific goals and musical aspirations and how I may just help you achieve them.

Thanks for stopping by my site. :^)

~Benji

History

Established in 1994.

I started teaching in 1994 when a friend of the family asked if he could be my first student. Since I had never taught before I was initially nervous, but quickly acclimatized to the teacher role, and am happy to say that 21 years later that I still love it!

Meet the Business Owner

Ben M.

Business Owner

To sum it up, music is my life. When I’m not teaching it, I’m usually composing it, recording it or listening to it.

As a child, I was exposed to a lot of classical music, including the greats, such as Mozart, Bach and Beethoven, the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Prince, so it’s safe to say that my interest in music developed from a very young age. At seven years old, I took a year of piano lessons. During that year, I wrote my first two compositions, which I later performed at an elementary school assembly. But piano, as you may have guessed by the name of this website, did not stick, so neither did the lessons.

It wasn’t until age 15, after having attended a Cure concert and being impressed by the guitar playing, that I decided to take the guitar seriously. I convinced my parents to buy me an electric and sign me up for lessons again. This time, I learned all about playing the blues.

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