Justin Benesby

520 Bettlewood Ave.

Collingswood, NJ 08108
856-854-0963

Application for Teacher of Guitar Technique

Knowledge

All major, minor, 7th chords used in rock music

All jazz chords and styles including diminished, augmented, suspended, 9th, 11th, 13th, etc.
How the chords apply to corresponding scales, sounds, and position in composition
Classical and jazz scales, modes, how they sound and where they fit in position with
composition
Blues and rock scales and how they're used
How to learn songs by ear
Improvisation and soloing by ear as well as by scales
Song writing and lyricism
Different tunings of the guitar for specialized composition
Sheet music as well as guitar tablature
Music theory including cycle of fifths, alternate keys, scales, chords

Experience

Reading of sheet music and tablature

Performance of many styles including jazz, classical, rock & roll, funk, reggae, blues, punk rock,
heavy metal, country, blue grass, jam band
Played numerous gigs out in public with several different bands
How to play guitar, bass guitar, alto saxophone, drums, keyboard, harmonica
Music recording programs including Pro Tools, Garage Band, Sonic Foundry Acid, M-Audio
Reason
Teaching scales and chords by finger placement as well as by guitar tablature and sound
Teaching songs directly to a pupil with finger placement and resulting sound
Created and utilized a map of notes on the guitar neck to reveal the patterns of how the scale of
a single key can be played in different modes throughout the neck
Utilizing finger and wrist exercises for strengthening and stretching limbs to improve technique
Singing in key and sight reading sheet music

Education

Grade School

Started playing alto saxophone in 5th grade

Learned to read sheet music
Played in concert band from middle school up to high school
Involved in numerous chorus groups
Started playing guitar at age 15 learning through books, online material, and ear
College

Lafayette College

Studied music theory in several different classes

Took classes on the use of digital recording programs
Took private guitar lessons to study jazz and classical styles
Performed in guitar ensemble under Frank Flandorffer
Learned to play bass guitar, keyboards, and drums

Temple University

Took two classes on digital and analog recording

Learned in further depth the use of recording programs and recording studio
equipment including microphones, preamp, equalizer

Thank You for your Consideration

I would be a very passionate, patient, and effective teacher. My passion and love for music gives
me the enthusiasm needed to pass on the power of such an ordinate gift to students and I feel it
is a communicable attitude that I have been and will be able to continue passing on to others. I
am also very patient when teaching and realize that different people think differently and so to
reach some students you must try different methods of teaching. I would be able to teach pupils
whatever they ask for or whatever I feel they would need to know to obtain further understanding
of their musical goals.