Ben offers private guitar instruction at
Coffey Music
in Westminster, MD.
Lessons are 30 minutes once a week;
enrollment is on a month-to-month basis.
Go to the Contact page to get in touch with Ben.


Sample lessons,
for your amusement or aggravation:

Click on the titles to go to each lesson:

"Go With It, Go Against It" part 1- an intro to breaking out of ruts with your playing; includes chromatic scale exercises.

"Go With It, Go Against It" part 2- looking at arpeggios in a new way.

"The Things You Do Best..." - the secret to playing fast, smooth and effortlessly is...in this lesson! Includes solo licks from "You Ain't Right."

"The Rhythm Method" - learn about rhythm notation; and another lick from "You Ain't Right."

"Passionate Dynamics" - a fingerstyle lesson, plus general advice about adding expressive qualities to your playing.

"In A Mode Mood" - easy introduction to modes, part 1 of 2.

"In A Mode Mood" Part 2 - putting what you learned in part 1 into practice.