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Ben Lassiter

Guitar Lessons with Theory Integration by North Carolina Central University Educator

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Private lessons - Ben Lassiter

Masters degree

$16

$15

/ 30 min

About your guitar teacher

Hey! I'm Ben, a guitarist who loves to help others learn guitar! I've been playing about 25 years and have been teaching professionally since 2005. I can take you from the basics all the way to improvising a solo, or how to write your own songs. I'm comfortable in rock, jazz, blues, r&b, and many other styles. I play acoustic and electric. I can teach you about music theory and how it applies to the guitar fretboard. I help students understand the guitar and understand music. What do you want to learn? That's what we will work on in our lessons. As for credentials, I have a masters of music in Jazz Studies from North Carolina Central University, and I got my bachelors degree with a minor in music from Appalachian State University. One of my favorite musical styles to play is swing: the music of Django Reinhardt and jazz from that era really speaks to me.

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Strumming made easy in class

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Guitar lessons have strong results in a short time

91% Parent feel they kids have started playing songs within weeks

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Step-by-step guitar classes tracking

86% students see clear milestones across levels

Guitar lessons overview

For the adult student, I will ask you, 'What do you want to learn?' The answer to that will be what we will use to structure our lessons. You may need to work on certain right or left hand techniques to achieve what you want to do, so we will develop a plan for that. Many students start by wanting to be able to play a certain song, or the music of a certain artist. For beginners, I break songs down to the first steps, progressively adding more and more layers as your skills develop. I can help you learn to read music if that's what you'd like to do. For younger students, I use method books to guide the creation of basic skills. Parents generally want reading music to be a part of their child's leaning plan, but there many areas of guitar that do not stress that skill. I use backing tracks and play-alongs to augment students' practice experiences. I weave music theory into everything I teach.

Your guitar teacher specialities

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Guitar for beginners

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Ear training

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Guitar Techniques

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Strumming and Picking Techniques

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Songs and Repertoire

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Chord Progressions

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Guitar concept taught by Ben

Ryan learned about 15 hours ago

In this online violin lesson, Ben guided Ryan through tuning, posture, bow technique, and basic left-hand finger placement. Ryan practiced scales on the A string, focusing on intonation with the aid of a drone track. Ben assigned practice exercises and recommended using a mirror to monitor bow alignment, and they scheduled another lesson for the following week.

Tuning with Drone Tracks

Importance of Relaxation

Finger Patterns and Intervals

Left Hand Position

Bowing Technique

Bow Hold

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Shawn learned 8 days ago

Ben guided Shawn through CAGED system exercises, focusing on technique (thumb/wrist positioning, fingering, picking) and fretboard understanding. They worked on riffs using scale degrees and explored different chord voicings for songs like "Honeybee." Ben provides feedback, tracks progress via Google Doc, and assigns practice. Audio issues are also addressed.

CAGED System

Scale Degrees

Guitar Riffs

Picking Techniques

Thumb Position

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Sean learned 8 days ago

Ben Lassiter worked with John (Betts Family) on violin, focusing on improving staccato, intonation, and finger technique through exercises and pieces like "Allegro" and "Perpetual Motion." Ben provided drone tracks and play-along videos to help John practice intonation and timing. John was assigned exercises using drone tracks to improve intonation and accuracy for the next lesson.

Intonation

Staccato

Dolce

Fourth Finger Exercises

Drones for Practice

Scales in Thirds

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Holly learned 8 days ago

Ben Lassiter taught Jason Pan a violin lesson, focusing on the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Jason practiced finger placements and transitions, and Ben emphasized playing slowly and in tune. Ben assigned Jason to practice the song with a metronome set to 50 bpm for the next lesson.

Importance of Metronome

Developing Calluses

Playing in Tune

Violin Finger Placement

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Uday learned 9 days ago

Ben Lassiter guided Uday Naik through a violin lesson focusing on tuning, bow hold, and bowing technique. Uday practiced long bow strokes and used the Pano Tuner app to improve tuning accuracy. Ben shared a Google Doc to track progress and assigned practice with a mirror to refine bowing technique.

Violin Tuning

Bow Hold

Bow Weight and Pressure

Muscle Memory

Suzuki Method

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Teaching tools used in guitar classes

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DAWs

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Metronome Apps

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Guitar Tuner Apps

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PDF Sheet Music

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Chord Diagram Apps

Student types for guitar lessons

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Guitar for Adults

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Guitar for Kids

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Guitar for Intermediate

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Guitar for Advanced

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Guitar for Beginners

Interactive guitar lessons

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Record lessons

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Pets are welcomed

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Mobile joining

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Weekend lessons

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