David Smith

David is a successful singer/songwriter/guitarist in the Washington, DC area. He has a bachelor's degree in Music with a concentration in composition from Salisbury University, where he also studied jazz and classical guitar . In the 30 years he has been performing (27 of those professionally) and playing guitar, he has released 4 CDs and written over 200 original songs. He has opened for major national acts like Journey, Maroon 5, Toby Keith, Owl City, My Chemical Romance, The Used, Thrice, Story of the Year, The Bouncing Souls, Eric Hutchinson, Virginia Coalition and Graham Colton. In the process, he has performed at such notable venues as FedEx Field, Nationals Park, Jiffy Lube Live/Nissan Pavilion, the 9:30 Club, Rams Head Live and the Recher Theatre.

As a teacher, David has taught in numerous locations in the DC, Maryland and Virginia areas for the last 30 years. His students generally range anywhere from 4-70+ years old and come from a wide range of backgrounds and levels of proficiency, from basic beginners to advanced. Some of his students have also gone on to pursue careers in music, others have just learned as a hobby, and some have been somewhere in between the two. All are welcome!

• Teach students various styles of music such as: rock, jazz, classical, blues, folk, funk, country, hip-hop, rhythm & blues, and more.
• Incorporate music theory lessons into curriculum in tandem with technical and aural aspects of performance and comprehension.
• Transcribe (if needed) and teach students songs they desire to learn.
• Teach students to read off the respective staff (treble clef for guitar, bass clef for bass) for their instrument, as well as reading tablature and chord charts.