Benedict is involved with a number of higher education institutions, giving lectures and seminars focussed on performance, viola, improvisation & composition, contemporary/extended string techniques and concepts surrounding the world of modern music - both composed and improvised, working with colleges including:
Royal College of Music, London
Goldsmiths, University of London
Trinity Laban Conservatoire
City University London
Royal Holloway College
York University
Alongside working in higher education, Benedict also works with individual students, maintaining a private teaching practice for viola, violin, music theory, chamber music and improvisation working with all levels of student from beginner to advanced across all age groups. In addition to this practice, he has spent many years teaching at institutions for younger students including:
Royal College of Music Junior School
Royal Northern College of Music Junior School
Royal Northern College of Music Junior Strings Project
Live Music Now
Lambeth Music Service
Mehli Mehta Music Foundation, Mumbai
Music Teachers London