Atlanta-native Ben Dawson is a Trombone/Euphonium player with 16 years of both classical and jazz performance experience. Prior to college, Ben served as a section leader and drum major in Dunwoody High School's marching band, a member of the Metropolitan Atlanta Youth Wind Ensemble, and performed in various extracurricular ensembles such as All-State Band and UGA's JanFest. He holds a bachelor's degree in Music Composition from the University of Missouri-Columbia where he studied voice, composition, and Euphonium as well as played in many of the school's different ensembles including choirs, jazz band, and Marching Mizzou, the university's marching band. Mr. Ben has had music premiered in concert halls, played over the radio, and even played as accompaniment to art in a museum! As an educator, Mr. Ben's teaching is based around the intersectionality of music theory, performance technique, and auditory skills. Whether you're learning how to read notes, how to identify a V chord, or taking composition lessons, we will touch on aspects of solfege, interval training, and keyboard competency. As a proponent of catered teaching, Mr. Ben devises custom lesson plans and teaching strategies based on what and how the student wishes to learn. You can find him teaching private lessons at New School of Music, Atlanta Music Education, Dunwoody School for the Arts, and Southern Music Academy, as well as teaching Jazz Band at Peachtree Charter Middle School and Dunwoody High School.