Hello, my name is Patrick Benke.

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I'm a violin and viola teacher with over nine years of experience teaching

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students.

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I teach students from a wide variety of ages from grade school

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through high school, college, and adults.

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My music degrees are from the University of Michigan,

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where I have a bachelor's degree in music performance.

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And from the California Institute of the Arts where I have a master's degree in

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both music performance and composition.

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I like to encourage my students to explore the

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genres that most speak to them on the instrument.

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I've coached students through music in classical

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styles as well as in pop and rock, uh,

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improvisation, Celtic fiddle video game, and anime music,

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and many more.

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I think that this helps build the connection and the deep interest

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in continuing to play the instrument.

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I also encourage my students to share their music with others

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and to play music with other people because I think that that is

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the most powerfully connecting thing we can do with our instrument and with

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music in general.

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I like to focus on technique as well,

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and I do have students who have taken the A-B-R-S-M

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certificate exams and received the certificate with distinction.

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I also have students who are there for the continuing education and

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just personal book fulfillment and enjoyment.

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So I'm here to meet you where you are and find out what your goals

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are, and I'm here to help you with that.

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So if you would like to meet with me,

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please schedule a trial lesson and I'd be happy to see you. Thank you.

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