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Dr. Benjamin Whitcomb attended Oklahoma State University (BM, cello performance), Boston University, and the University of Texas at Austin (MM, cello performance; PhD, music theory), and has studied with Evan Tonsing, George Neikrug, and Phyllis Young. Benjamin joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1999, where he is currently Professor of Cello and Music Theory, focusing his research on  string pedagogy.Meet Benjamin Whitcomb

Benjamin has written numerous journal articles for American String Teacher, Strings, Stringendo , and The Instrumentalist among others,  and is the author of 10 books including Cello Fingerings, Bass Fingerings, and The Advancing String Player’s Handbook series, all of which have received rave reviews.