Brad Smith
Jazz Pianist, Keyboardist, Accompanist, Musical Director                 brad@SmithPiano.com
Acoustic / Electric Jazz - Funk - World Music                                603-494-4147
Standards - Original Projects
Live Performance
 

Berklee College graduate with 30+ years professional playing experience.
Private instruction in jazz piano, improvisation, harmony for students ages 14 and up.
Based in the jazz approach to learning, these lessons are applicable to any style of music. 

Who will benefit from these lessons? 
    Intermediate to advanced piano students, and jazz piano enthusiasts
    Classical piano teachers
    Vocalists
    Musicians involved in playing and teaching Religious/Sacred Music
    Professional Instrumentalists (non-pianists)
 
What types of goals can be accomplished with these lessons?
Playing, Improvising, Repertoire & Styles
    Improvisation and harmony in various styles of music
    Playing in a variety of styles without sheet music vs. ‘classical-only-all-written-music’ lessons
    Playing a set of Christmas carols, Beatles, Elton John, Billy Joel or show tunes just for FUN!

Writing, arranging, leading musical groups
    Write your own music or arrangements for auditions and gigs
    Learn to accompany yourself on the piano
    Learn chords, scales, harmony & jazz theory
    Musical tools for versatility leading & playing with professional musicians
           
Teaching Approaches and New Opportunities
    Draw from principles learned in jazz to playing, improvising, writing, and teaching
    Enhance classical playing by integrating principles learned in jazz
    Add a simplified, organic approach to teaching methods, to reach more students
    Put away the sheet music, playing and teaching from a different kind of ‘memory’
    Expand your offerings, teaching a wider range of musical styles
    Use the study of jazz piano, to develop within any style of playing
 
College prep for future music majors
Playing professionally as a solo pianist, or accompanist