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As a diverse and versatile musician, Ben Gibson displays passion and curiosity particularly about different styles of classical music. Ben has been playing the violin for 10 years and viola for 7. He has recently completed an Associate of Music for Violin performance and is pursuing in his tertiary studies, a Bachelor of Music at the University of Melbourne, studying under Roy Theaker.

Ben has been the recipient of many school awards for music at De La Salle College, for example the John Lloyd Music Award, String Ensemble awards, and many awards for Music Performance. As well as being the recipient of many awards, Ben has also been put in positions of leadership in Orchestras and ensembles. For 4 years he was the String Ensemble Captain at his school, at Melbourne Youth Chamber Strings he was the 2nds principal and for the ACCent on music Orchestra he was the associate concertmaster. He has also been invited to perform for school productions in the orchestra and currently, he sits on the General Committee of the Engineering Music Society at the University of Melbourne.

Ben shows interest in not just romantic music (although that is his major on violin), but he also expresses interest in Baroque music and Historically Informed Performance (HIP). He performed in the Melbourne Baroque Project for 2020 this year.

At the core of Ben’s teachings are three main points: technique, notes, and musicality. Ben believes that technique is paramount to learning about violin and viola as it is the logic of everything on those two instruments. Notes are important to learn and the theory behind how musicians read music. Finally, he makes sure that people can grow musically on these instruments. A strong and passionate musician, Ben is as patient as he is enthusiastic about music. He has had students starting at 4 years old and can teach many students with a wide range of abilities. Ben is also a comprehensive teacher who encourages his students to widen their horizons. He always encourages his students to pick up both instruments to understand how they feel and how they can apply what they have learnt to those instruments.

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