Craig Smith Music, based in Preston, is run by freelance professional musician Craig Smith and operates throughout the North West. Craig offers several musical services, including session work and composition, and the business is one of, if not the, busiest privately-run providers of piano lessons and keyboard lessons in the region, with other instruments also available. Craig had a remarkable personal client base of around 100 piano and keyboard students per week, before taking on other teachers through our Tuition Agency.
Latest News Craig has just been invited to join Paul Marazzi and his Blue Eyed Soul band as full-time keyboard and percussion player. You'll recognise Paul from his days as a member of hit band A1.
New Lessons Available: We're taking bookings for new piano, keyboard, drum, flute, sax, recorder and guitar lessons now! Absolute beginners to advanced performers. To enquire, click here.
Our many happy students are based as far afield as Merseyside, Greater Manchester, The Fylde and both the Yorkshire and Cumbrian borders. Some travel to our Preston music studios, whilst others have teachers travel to their home. Read on for more tuition information at the bottom of this page.
Besides his tuition, Craig gigs regularly across the country (recent high profile gigs include support work with The Noisettes and Tinchy Stryder), and is a popular choice for couples booking wedding piano music. Craig is a 'dep' and session musician with several outfits in the region, including bands and theatres, and is also available for commission as a composer and arranger. The majority of his portfolio is musical theatre and contemporary classical music for special occasions.
Craig was trained at the acclaimed Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA), co-founded by Sir Paul McCartney (from whom he received his BA Music degree, with first class honours). He had top-class tuition from renowned practitioners in record production, composition, arranging and both solo and ensemble performance. Offers of work in Europe, The United Arab Emirates and The United States followed.
A full-time professional musician, Craig works throughout the North West and nationwide on various projects. He is an associate of the Victoria College of Music, and recently took over the role of representative for The North West Lancashire London College of Music examination centre in Preston (anyone wishing to enter candidates for LCM exams in Preston, Kirkham, Blackpool etc can contact Craig using the details on this site). As well as being a successful keyboard and piano teacher, performer and composer/arranger, Craig can provide accompaniment and musical direction services.
Currently, the tuition on offer through the Craig Smith Music Tuition Agency includes piano lessons and keyboard lessons, flute lessons, saxophone lessons, recorder lessons, guitar lessons, drum lessons and percussion lessons, taught by talented and qualified piano teachers, keyboard teachers, drum teachers, guitar teachers and woodwind teachers. We have bases in Preston, Merseyside, Salford, East Lancashire and Blackpool.
We take great pride in the top class piano lessons, keyboard lessons, guitar lessons, flute lessons, saxophone lessons and drum lessons that we provide along with tuition in composition, arranging, Latin percussion and music technology. Lessons are available every day of the week across the North West by visit or hosted at one of our Preston music teachers' studios, provided by fantastic, qualified teachers.
