John Martin - Saxophone, Clarinet & Flute Tuition.
About
I’ve been playing saxophone for 25 years. I have a BA hons in jazz and composition, plus 20 years experience working as a professional saxophonist and teacher. I write music and have released several albums under my own name, as well as playing on many other peoples records. I’ve played for a huge variety of bands over the years and in doing so have picked up lots of useful tricks of the trade. I now have the pleasure of passing these on to my students.
Saxophone teacher, private one-to-one and small group teaching, all levels. Sept. 2003 – present
Saxophone teacher, William Ellis School, London Sept. 2009 – June 2014
Saxophone teacher, Musico agency Sept. 2003 – June 2004
1996 – 1998 BTEC in popular music (Distinction)
1999 – 2003 BA in jazz performance and composition at Middlesex university (result 2:1)
2011 – 2016 5 years research and development into tonal saxophone multi-phonics and overtones culminating in the release of my second album ‘The Hidden Notes – Spirit of Adventure’ “a milestone for both himself and the saxophone world” Barak Schmool (lecturer at the Royal Academy of music and founder of the F-re collective)
What I / we help young people achieve
My aim as a teacher is to give a good foundation in all the necessary skills needed to become a good musician but also hopefully to inspire the student to develop the same passion for music that I have.
Good instrument technique, guidance on how to practice, sight-reading, music theory, oral training and rhythm so that students can develop a good ear, enabling them to work from recordings as well as notated music.
While I’m happy to prepare students for ABRSM and Trinity College grades I also believe that some students will make better progress with a more tailored approach.
Opportunities for children & young people
- To learn to play an instrument and / or develop skills on an instrument
- To create / write music and / or lyrics
- To play, perform music with others
- To learn things about oneself , other subjects or life-skills through musical activity
- To work with and support other young musicians
- To develop their wellbeing
Times
- Term Time
- After School
- Weekends
- School Holidays
- Project based
- Seasonal
- Drop in
Taught Instruments
- Woodwind
- Music Theory
- Songwriting / Composition
Ages Taught
- 7-10
- 11-13
- 14-15
- 16+
Level Taught
- Beginners
- Intermediate
- Advanced
Qualifications, Grades & Certificates Taught
- Instrument grades
Musical Clusters Covered
- Chippenham
- B-on-A / Corsham
- Trowbridge (CSL)
- Warminster
- Westbury
Endorsements
“John is an excellent teacher. I have been taking lessons with him for about three months and have improved faster than at any other time in my saxophone-playing life (over 10 years). His lessons are a breath of fresh air compared to learning out of method books, with a real focus on getting deep into a tune before broadening it out and applying it to other contexts. Also a great musician and composer in his own right- it was listening to his stuff that led me to him as a teacher” AR
My Training & Development
1996 – 1998 BTEC in popular music (Distinction)
1999 – 2003 BA in jazz preformace and composition at Middlesex university (result 2:1)
2011 – 2016 5 years research and developent into tonal saxophone multiphonics and overtones colminating in the release of my second album ‘The Hidden Notes – Spirit of Adventure’ “a milestone for both himself and the saxophone world”Barak Schmool (lecturer at the Royal Academy of music and founder of the F-re collective)
More info at: thehiddennotes.com