Instructors

Benjamin Wallace-Ailsworth

Ben is an alumni of the Berklee College of Music and has over 15 years of professional music experience as a Bassist, Drummer, Singer, and Composer. He has traveled the world playing music in a wide spectrum of genres.

Ben has performed with:

Jay Lane (Primus, Ratdog)
Hamir Atwal (Tune-Yards)
Shelia E. (Prince)
Mike Sopko (Bill Laswell)
Ben Levin (Ben Levin Group, Bent Knee)
Victoria Theodore (Beyonce, Stevie Wonder)

With over 8 years of teaching experience, Ben views music as a language and believes it should be taught to fluency.

Bass Lessons Unlimited Instructor, Ben Wallace-Ailsworth

Student Testimonials

Bass Lessons Unlimited Student Frank S. practicing his slap bass — “I take online lessons with Ben - he's a great instructor and my playing has developed quite a bit. He is invested in his student's progress and tailors his curriculum to provide a constant challenge. Great program and great instructors. Would highly recommend!” - Frank S.

“I've been taking online lessons from Ben for almost a year now and he is amazing! Very adaptable to my interests, and creating exercises on the fly, if needed. Has good and challenging curriculum! Prior to taking online lessons, I've played bass in bands for several years, and he's been helping me grow from where my skill already was. Highly recommended!” - Jon G.

“Having played drums for four decades, I finally took the plunge to learn bass and, without having had any expectations for my progress, wow I am impressed! My teacher, Ben, who luckily happens to be a drummer and bassist, is simply phenomenal at his job. Speaking from experience as a decades-long teacher myself, I can say Ben is inspiring in every way. He is encouraging, has a lesson plan to progress in skill and musicality, offers useful technical feedback, and most importantly delights in music. Lessons with Ben are consistently inspiring and helpful. I look forward to them every week and they prompt me to practice much more intensively than I'd imagined I might.”
- Greg K.

““I’ve been taking bass lessons with Ben for a couple of years now. He’s great! He always rocks up with a great attitude, he’s infinitely patient with my stumblings, he’s got great ideas about avenues to pursue and he’s flexible to ideas I want to explore. The two best things about him, though, are that he is still curious and passionate about music, and he also plays the drums!
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— Mo S.

““Ben is an excellent instructor. I cannot recommend him enough! I came to with little to no knowledge about the drums and now thanks to him I have a great understanding and love for the instrument. If you want to learn bass or drums look no further he’s your guy!” -”

— Andrew T.