Jan Steele

Jan was my son's first clarinet teacher and we would not thank him more. My son had learned clarinet with Jan until he moved on to the Royal College of Music Junior Department where he gained a clarinet scholarship. Later my son gained places at the National Children's Orchestra and National Youth Orchestra of GB. I'd say my son would not have achieved these without Jan's excellent teaching. Jan is friendly, fun, and extremely dedicated. Highly recommended. More...

Jan introduced me to the world of jazz, improvisation and harmony making it seem a lot less daunting! His attention to detail and technique really enhanced my clarinet and saxophone playing and made me want to continue in my musical journey. Highly recommended!

I highly recommend Jan Steele as a sax teacher, who taught me up to Grade 8. Jan is genuine and approachable, great with communication, and always had thorough guidance on developing technique in my lessons. I was always clear on what to focus on (and how exactly to approach it). Jan was very helpful on the theoretical aspects of playing a musical instrument. Understanding rhythm was the biggest weakness of mine as a musician, however Jan did a fantastic job of developing my ability to tackle this with confidence, especially while sight reading music. To this day, I often reflect on this particular element of my learning experience with him, and how lost I would have been had I not had his support and guidance! Playing the sax is a big part of my life, and for many years now I have been gigging frequently with various bands, and I thoroughly enjoy it. I genuinely believe that Jan's calibre of teaching put me on the right pathway in order to do this. Highly recommended as a teacher! More...

Mr Steele is a excellent musician and teacher. My daughter has been learning the flute with him for more than two years. He has given my daughter very effective flute enlightenment and guidance. This year my daughter passed the Abrsm grade 6 with distinction and received an offer for the National Children's Orchestra. Mr Steele is a very knowledgeable and patient teacher, he understands students' abilities and mastery, and gives children efficient advice at different stages of learning. My daughter is very lucky to be his student. Highly recommended ! More...

I started having lessons with Jan as a beginner over ten years ago. He is a very patient and encouraging tutor and taught me everything from learning to read music and play rhythms accurately, to taking Grade exams and play both classical and Jazz styles. Jan is very good at explaining the technical aspects of playing the instrument in order to help students gain a thorough understanding of fingering and embouchure and achieve a good sound. He is methodical in his approach to teaching at every level of the learning process and makes useful suggestions and adaptations necessary for progress. Jan has also helped me to learn to listen and play music by ear, transcribe pieces and improvise over Jazz tunes. With his encouragement I have been able to go on different courses, join a Concert band and play in a Jazz band. I'm happy to recommend Jan as a music tutor for whatever level or aspect of music that you want to work on. More...