Craig Smith Music, based in Preston, is run by freelance professional musician Craig Smith and operates throughout the North West. The business offers several musical services and has quickly grown to become one of, if not the, busiest privately-run providers of piano lessons and keyboard lessons anywhere in the North West; Craig Smith Music Tuition can boast a remarkable client base of over 70 piano and keyboard students per week. Like Craig, most of the students are based in the Preston area, but some students are based as far afield as Merseyside, The Fylde and both the Yorkshire and Cumbrian borders. Some travel to Preston, whilst others have Craig travel to their home for their piano lessons and keyboard lessons.
Piano lessons, keyboard lessons and Latin percussion lessons, along with tuition in composition, arranging and music technology are available across the North West by visit or hosted at one of Craig's two Preston studios. All tuition is priced very competitively and price-matching is always considered.
As well as tuition, Craig works as an audio mastering (premastering) engineer and is available for commission as a composer and arranger with past work usually in theatre.
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 has received top-class tuition from renowned practitioners in record production, composition, arranging and both solo and ensemble performance and been offered work in Europe, The United Arab Emirates and The United States.
A full-time professional musician, Craig works seven days a week throughout Preston, the North West and further afield on various projects and is an associate of the Victoria College of Music. As well as being a successful keyboard and piano teacher, and providing audio mastering, composition and arranging services, his work includes live performance (both solo and with the North West's premier funk-soul outfit 110thSTREET) and musical direction.
