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Music Theory
Composition
Classical Music

Learn Cello from beginner to advanced with a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music

Name: Ben
Address: Shipley, ZA
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Price range: R1002

Music Theory
Composition
Classical Music

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About Ben

Ben Finlay is a cellist and composer based in Leeds, UK. He currently is studying for a Master in Experimental Composition at the University of Leeds. As a soloist, Ben’s expertise ranges from historical performance to premiering new works. He has had the chance to work under the baton amongst some of the UK’s finest conductors including John Wilson, Ed Gardner, and Thomas Ades. His compositional language focuses on integrating live instrumental music with the sound worlds of synthesisers, field recording, and computer programming. Ben Finlay is a multi instrumentalist and composer based in London, UK. Having studied cello at the Royal Academy of Music, Ben’s expertise ranges from historical performance to premiering new works. He has had the chance to work under the baton amongst some of the UK’s finest conductors including John Wilson, Ed Gardner, and Thomas Ades, performing at the BBC Proms and in the nation’s top concert halls. His compositional language focuses on integrating live instrumental music with the sound worlds of synthesisers, field recording, and popular electronic music styles. As a member of the S.O.L. Collective, he recorded on the 2019 album Reveries and regularly performs with them as well as regularly recording music for films. This has also led him to collaborate with ex-Jamiroquai bassist Stuart Zender. In 2022, Ben began learning the viola da gamba and helped found the Londinium Consort, a group focused on exploring the music of the renaissance period through new eyes. Curious to have listen? (concealed information)

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What can you expect from a lesson with me? ~Whether you're playing your very first notes, looking for a deeper tone, or are trying to get top marks in your next exam, we can broaden your instrumental and musical versatility tailored to your path. - Optimising your technique to maximise musical potential and thereby avoiding physical discomfort, tension, and chance of injury. -LESS IS MORE... Can't practise for 6 hours a day? Not a problem! Let me point you in the right direction for fitting in some efficient practice around your busy schedule -There's more to life than just notes, and there's definitely more to music than just notes. How do you convey your feelings in music? What was Beethoven suggesting when he wrote this motif? Explore music beyond the confines of the left and right hands through broadening your knowledge of music -Is all good art made from suffering? No. Let's look at the benefits of the tried and tested holistic practices eg. breath work, relaxation techniques, yoga, calisthenics, stretching and more... -Don't want to play the classical back catalogue? Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven isn't for everyone. We can explore different styles from around the world old and new. Feel free to drop me a message with any questions :)

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Milana

Ben is a highly professional tutor with a wide range of expertise. His personality allows me to open my full potential without forcing and the fact that he is not only expert in cello and composition but has ability to accompany me freely and train me in theory and harmony.
Real gem! Highly recommend to work with him
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Milana
Ben is a highly professional tutor with a wide range of expertise. His personality allows me to open my full potential without forcing and the fact that he is not only expert in cello and composition but has ability to accompany me freely and train me in theory and harmony.
Real gem! Highly recommend to work with him
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