Benjamin Rodriguez

Teacher

Instruments:

Clarinet, Flute, Alto & Tenor Sax, Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Euphonium (baritone), Tuba, Violin, Cello, Jazz Organ, Jazz Piano, Synthesizer

Music Genres:

Classical, School Band, Orchestra Repertoire

Offering

Private Lessons

Performing

Special Events

Recording

HT Group

Bio

Ben Rodriguez comes with 22 years of teaching experience specializing in teaching all of the traditional band and orchestra instruments. He has taught in various school districts in Los Angeles and Orange Counties CA. His specialty is teaching elementary school middle school and high school age students. His main instrument of expertise is clarinet keyboards (piano organ synthesizer) and voice. However he does have EXTENSIVE teaching knowledge of all the other band and string instruments as well having implemented and carried on very successful band and orchestra programs throughout his teaching career. He has performed with the Long Beach State University Wind Symphony and University Choir and with these groups he has performed in concert tours in Germany Switzerland Finland Scotland Sweden Norway Denmark and Russia. His knowledge of traditional band and orchestra repertoire is impressive and he believes in teaching the basic fundamentals of each instrument as a foundation for future gradual escalation into a more advanced highly-trained mature aspect of musical performance which will eventually lead the student to becoming a more well-rounded musician who can handle any type of music literature from classical to pop from blues to rock. He believes that the use and teaching of basic fundamentals such as scales arpeggios and method studies are at the core of leading his students into becoming professional musicians themselves. Many of his students have gone on to become leaders in their own musical endeavors projects music productions and groups at a performance level and at a teaching level as well.

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