David Sm.

BA in Music (concentration in composition) from Salisbury University, 2004

N.A.

In the 22 years, he has been performing professionally, he has released 4 CDs and written over 200 original songs. He has opened for major national acts like Journey, Maroon 5, Toby Keith, 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, The Hamilton, and Rams Head Live.

Guitar instructor Aug 1999-Present Self-employed • 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 the curriculum in tandem with technical and aural aspects of performance and comprehension. • Allow students to bring recordings of songs they want to learn to lessons, then transcribe and teach them to the students by ear. • 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. Guitar instructor Jan 2008-Oct 2017 Mike's Music, Ellicott City, MD • 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 the curriculum in tandem with technical and aural aspects of performance and comprehension. • Allow students to bring recordings of songs they want to learn to lessons, then transcribe and teach them to the students by ear. • 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. Guitar instructor Oct 2007-Oct 2010 Woodbridge Music, Ellicott City, MD • 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 the curriculum in tandem with technical and aural aspects of performance and comprehension. • Allow students to bring recordings of songs they want to learn to lessons, then transcribe and teach them to the students by ear. • 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. Guitar instructor Feb 2005-Sep 2007 Bill's Music House, Catonsville, MD • 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 the curriculum in tandem with technical and aural aspects of performance and comprehension. • Allow students to bring recordings of songs they want to learn to lessons, then transcribe and teach them to the students by ear. • 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. Guitar instructor Jul 2004-Jan 2006 Victor Litz Music Center, Gaithersburg, MD • 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 the curriculum in tandem with technical and aural aspects of performance and comprehension. • Allow students to bring recordings of songs they want to learn to lessons, then transcribe and teach them to the students by ear. • 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. Guitar instructor Aug 1999-Jun 2004 Salisbury Music and Instrument Repair, Salisbury, MD • 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 the curriculum in tandem with technical and aural aspects of performance and comprehension. • Allow students to bring recordings of songs they want to learn to lessons, then transcribe and teach them to the students by ear. • 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.