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Meet Your Instructor

A Lifetime Dedicated to Guitar Mastery

At Classic Guitar & Bass Studio, your instructor brings not just technical guidance, but a lifetime of performance, teaching, musical composition, and professional artistry. Located near Woodmoor, Four Corners, Takoma Park, and Downtown Silver Spring, the studio is led by a seasoned guitarist who has dedicated decades to mastering classical, jazz, acoustic, and bass guitar performance.

From concert halls and private stages to weddings, corporate receptions, and studio recording environments, your instructor has lived and breathed guitar history, technique, and creative expression — not as a hobby, but as a lifelong vocation.

A Professional Musical Foundation

With extensive background in:

  • Classical Concert Guitar

  • Flamenco & Spanish Styles

  • Acoustic Fingerstyle & Latin Fusion

  • Jazz Improvisation & Blues Interpretation

  • Electric & Bass Guitar Rhythm Applications

Your instructor brings a rare blend of conservatory discipline and live performance instinct. This creates a teaching experience that is both technically grounded and musically inspiring.

Students benefit from:

  • Proper foundational technique from the first lesson

  • Clean fingerwork & tonal clarity

  • Correct posture and hand safety to avoid tension/injury

  • Musicianship training (dynamics, phrasing & expression)

  • Ear development, reading fluency & rhythmic precision

Classical Guitar and Bass Studio Owner Leigh Oben placeholder

50+

years teaching & performing classical guitar and bass — and still counting.

10,000+

lessons taught with patience, precision, and a calm smile.

100+

weddings and events performed, from intimate gatherings to grand halls.

500+

Happy Students

Students of All Ages Welcome

From youth musicians discovering their first notes to adults refining advanced movement and tone, the studio supports:

  • Absolute beginners

  • Intermediate players needing direction

  • Advanced guitarists preparing staged repertoire

  • Bass students developing precision and feel

  • Retired learners exploring music later in life

Each student receives guided, patient, structured progression — no overcrowded group classes, no rushed timelines.

A Teacher Who Listens & Evolves with You

Every musical journey is unique. That is why your instructor adapts:

  • Style goals

  • Practice schedules

  • Repertoire selection

  • Performance readiness

  • Technique pacing

Teaching here is not transactional — it is transformational.

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