Who is Joe Beninghof?

For nearly 10 years, Joe Beninghof has been
using the Suzuki Method to teach children and
teens to play the guitar. He has studied with
Ricardo Iznaola at DU and Alan Spriestersbach
at the Hartt School of Music. He has taken
Suzuki guitar teacher training through Book 5,
as well as the "Suzuki Teacher Practicum" and
Teaching Note Reading, Parts I & II.

By the time he sold his studio in Highlands Ranch, it had grown to nearly
50 students, ranging in age from 3 to 17, some of whom he had taken
from Pre-Twinkle through Book 6. In his first 3 years of operation, he
never lost a student. When he finally sold the studio last year, 3 of his
first 5 students were still studying with him and several had won regional
competitions for their playing.

Joe believes in, and designs his studio around, the traditional Suzuki
Method. His experience suggests that when this model is closely followed,
success and fun with the guitar are unavoidable consequences of the
process. As a result, he plays lots of games in lessons and uses frequent
positive feedback to encourage kids to learn. He provides intensive and
ongoing home coach training and communication. He also strongly
encourages daily listening and practice, the maintenance of review
repertoire, regular group class attendance and mutual respect within the
Suzuki Triangle (student, home coach and teacher).