“We always sing ‘The Joy of the Breakers,’ ” Smith explained. “It’s just got the right mix of songs and it’s always upbeat.” She’s currently teaching two courses on songs for beginners at Boston High School. “It’s about 20 songs. It’s a lot of fun, and it gets you to practice a bit more so it won’t take a long time to try.”
What are some songs you’ve been wanting to write? “The first song I wrote, the title song, was in 2003, as many of us know, and I love all the singers I played that year, but it hasn’t happened,” Smith said, adding that “I could still sing it, but I feel like I need to focus on [what I’m doing now] more.”
Can you sing? “I’ve gotten into singing. I still do my vocalizations, but I’m kind of getting used to doing them. I still feel like I need to have this natural skill base.”
You’re going to Boston? “Yes. Boston’s the best part of the world, and I’m going to be there.”
So can a student sing for you? “You just have to come to me and take classes and I’ll teach you how to sing,” she said. “You can take the lessons at home, and if you can’t, the class is always free.”
For the song, Smith said she decided on a piano song: “I wanted it to be an upbeat song like most of the songs I sing. It’s kind of got a bit of a bluesy feel to it.”
Smith doesn’t just write for kids. She also teaches classes on “The Joy of Dancing,” an international dance music form that requires students to have a great dance partner (and, yes, there’s the song). She doesn’t have any classes for older students, though. “I don’t have any special knowledge for that age group. I only do for first-years,” she said. “I’m really interested in getting the students in the studio, but I don’t teach classes for older students because, I say to them, don’t play music that they don’t know. You know, you don’t want to get them into trouble.”
What music do you enjoy? Smith is not only a singer, but she’s also a pianist, jazz musician and dance instructor. Her husband also plays piano.
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