Students say...

     "As an adult re-beginning piano student... Steve seemed to pick up on where I was and immediately joined me on that level of understanding.
     After lessons with four other well qualified instructors, my first lesson with Steve proved to be more productive than all the rest combined.
     His original piece 'Sixth Sense' has brought more clarity to the interlocking relationships of music than any other teaching I have had.
     Thanks to Steve’s brilliant compositions, Zen-like patience, and verbal clarity, I consistently experience musical 'ah-ha's' as I employ his practical and fun exercises. I’m always looking forward to my next lesson!"
- Jeremy Strickland

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     "My experience with Steve has been very helpful. I was challenged with complex jazz concepts and skills in addition to having a great time. I learned how to improvise, play music with others, and about the connections between different components of Jazz.
      Steve has taught me much more than I ever expected to learn out of piano."
- Jerry U. (age 13)

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     "I studied classical piano for several years, but studying jazz piano with Steve has been an entirely different process by which I have been truly inspired. 
      Steve's patience and deep knowledge of music make him a superb piano instructor for both the young and old, whether novice or professional.  Working with Steve has enabled me to see the keyboard in ways I never thought possible."
- Ryan Tong

     San Francisco-based jazz pianist and songwriter Steve Snelling brings to bear over thirty years of professional musicianship and personal journey in this exciting approach to practice and performance.
     A life-long musician, Steve began playing piano at age three. Enduring the knuckle-rapping disciplines of his first childhood piano teacher, Steve was later introduced to jazz as a young teenager by the Portland pianist and educator, Mary Field.
     Evolving through rock, soul, Mowtown, and R & B, Steve's real depth as a musician comes from experience in "about a thousand bands - from American garage to full-on symphonic mayhem."
     His multifaceted background includes professional theater, modern dance, and a master’s degree in Classical Piano Performance earned while in the prestigious University of Northern Colorado’s Jazz Studies Program.
     Steve makes his home in San Francisco, performing and teaching throughout the Bay area.

Original Recordings include:
     Steve Snelling - Traffic Studies (live, ambient improvisations)      Murder of Crows - World News Tonight (progressive pop-rock)      Nearly Nine - Nearly Nine (original a cappella)
     Steve Snelling - Perfect Strangers ("pop for grownups")

     Steve is currently working on a new album of originals and a few choice jazz standards - stay tuned for updates!