Scott McBride Smith
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| Genre(s) | Classical | |
| Occupation(s) | Pedagogue, Editor | |
Dr. Scott McBride Smith is co-author of the widely used college text The Well Tempered Keyboard Teacher. He is also president of the International Institute for Young Musicians (IIYM). Dr. Smith is Associate Editor of the magazine for early-level piano study Keyboard Companion, and was Contributing Editor for the magazine Piano & Keyboard. His articles have appeared in Piano Guild Notes and The American Music Teacher. Scott McBride Smith has given workshops for teachers' groups throughout the U.S., in Asia and South America. He has appeared several times on the program of the Music Teachers National Association, and has given workshops for the National Association for Gifted Children. Dr. Smith was the leader for the Independent Music Teacher sessions at the 1999 MTNA Convention in Los Angeles, and panel chair for sessions on Pedagogy Day.
He has appeared on the programs of the 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 MTNA Conferences. Dr. Smith was featured on the programs of the 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 World Piano Pedagogy Conferences. He was a commentator at the 2001 National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy, a featured artist at the 2003 Conference and presenter in 2005. He was featured clinician at the 2003 European Piano Teachers Association-UK conference in Winchester and the 2005 Victorian Music Teacher Association Australia Summer School in Melbourne.
Dr. Smith has served as Visiting Professor at the Bela Bartok Conservatory in Lima, Peru; at the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts; and in Taiwan, sponsored by the International Piano Teaching Foundation. He is currently visiting teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto). Dr. Smith received his Masters of Music, Magna cum Laude, from the University of Kansas. His doctorate is from the University of Southern California, where he was co-winner of the Outstanding Graduate in Piano award. He served as president of the Southwest Division of the Music Teachers National Association and director on the MTNA National Board. He is a member of the European Piano Teachers Association. A certified teacher of early childhood music, he is a member of the Early Childhood Music and Movement Association.
