Benjamin Gieseke is a Minnesota-based mandolin player, composer, and teacher. With over 20 years of stringed instrument experience, Benjamin brings a varied background across many genres to bear on his mandolin compositions, technique, performance, and more.

Whether you're completely new to music and just picking up the mandolin, or you've been playing for a while and want to improve your technique, mandolin lessons with Ben will be a great way for you to achieve your musical goals. 

Learning stringed instruments, like the mandolin, can and should be a rewarding and fun experience. However, you may find yourself not knowing where to start, or that you just need someone to answer questions and guide you on your journey. If you have already gotten started and are looking to push your playing into the intermediate level, Ben can help you with that too. He is extremely passionate about helping others grow and knows the importance of having an encouraging, dedicated, and knowledgeable teacher.

Ben feels that good technique is the foundation of making beautiful music on your instrument. Lessons with Ben can help you build up that foundation and pursue your unique musical interests from campfire chords, to bluegrass, to classical.