Paul Smith
Private Instruction / Classes:
Teaching Piano, Keyboards, Melodica, Theory, Recording, Digital Audio and Songwriting.
Spring and Fall Recitals (April & September) plus a December Christmas Concert give students a chance to play “live” before an audience and also see what other musicians are doing.
Styles:
Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Gospel, Blues, Country, Broadway, Folk, Ethnic World, Egyptian, Hymns, Hits.
Instruction Level:
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Rates: $45 / half hour lesson, weekly
Charter School Rates $55 / half hour lesson, weekly
Performance Experience:
Years of live and studio performance with jazz, show, rock, and country bands throughout USA, Japan, and Canada. Musical director and performer for shows in Vegas, Tahoe, Reno and college theater (San Jose State, West Valley Saratoga, and UC Santa Cruz). Songwriting awards and publishing with Alesis, Warner Bros., Trend, Hollywood Song Jubilee. Played live and recorded with bands and players from Drifters, Zappa, Santana, Doobie Bros., Platters, Jethro Tull, Azteca, Tower of Power. Current projects include “Monsters of Bach”, and Burning Man live shows.