CHARLES JOSEPH SMITH (773)233-0356(h)
1710 W. 106th St., Chicago, IL 60643 (773)621-5275(m)
charlessmith702210@gmail.com
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Doctorate in Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Literature, University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
* Earned the Inside Minor in Music Theory, University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
Master of Music in Piano Performance, University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, Roosevelt University, cum laude (Chicago, IL)
* Earned 4-year Partial Scholarship
* Dean's List
June 2005--Music Technology Conference sponsored by The College Music Society (Normal, IL)
* Learned basics of GarageBand, CuBase, and Microsoft PowerPoint
* Performed with a small ensemble of faculty participants with 50-cent MIDI devices using Garageband
* Learned several music technology aspects including surround-sound setup, and the latest DAWs like Live
and Reason
December 2003---Digital Audio Workstation Workshop, Experimental Sound Studios (Chicago, IL)
* Learned the basics of Pro Tools with instructor Pete Wenger
* June 2012--Teaching Artist for the Baroque Music Project hosted by Chicago Syntagma Musicum
* January 2011 to Present--Teaching Co-Consultant with voice student Steven Smentek
* January 2010 to Present: Composed 8 re-interpretations on the Franz Liszt 12 Transcendental
Studies and the 6 Paganini Studies for Solo Piano
* August 2009: Temporary vocal-coaching with Farida Weller for Abbatini's "La Comica del Cielo"
for upcoming concert in October 2009 in four sessions, hosted by Chicago Syntagma Musicum
* December 2007 to Present: Joined Chicago Area Music Teachers Association
* Contributed several original piano teaching pieces to music library
* Performed at the CAMTA-sponsored William Browning piano recital on 3 occasions (2008, 2009)
* December 2007 to 2012: Yahoo! Answers (online teaching)
* Answered numerous questions about music/performing arts
* Reached 13,000 points and earned Level 6 status
*April 2007 to Present: piano accompanist at Hartzell United Methodist Church (Chicago, IL)
* Performed over 100 selections from the gospel, anthem, and Negro spiritual categories
* Appointed as substitute conductor for the Sanctuary Choir on over 100 occasions
* March 2007: Society of Electroacoustic Musicians (SEAMUS) Conference at Iowa State
University (Ames, IA)
* Delivered a PowerPoint presentation: The Sal-Mar And More: The Musical Legacy
And Phenomenon of Salvatore Martirano
* Feb.-Mar. 2007: Debut instructor in Music Appreciation at the University YMCA (Urbana, IL)
* October 2006: DVSM (Dachverband der Studierenden der Musikwissenshaft) Conference
at the University of Mainz (Mainz, Germany)
*Delivered a PowerPoint Presentation: Chicago's WNIB and WFMT: Their Struggles to
Be On The Classical Airwaves In The Realm of Mainstream Popular Music.
* Debut lecture appearance in a foreign University setting
* June 2005: PowerPoint presentation of a sample 15-week college class in Finale Software at the
College Music Society Music Technology Conference (Normal, IL)
* March 2005: Debut Piano Concerto Coaching for pianist Jung Kim for the University of Illinois
Concerto Composition, under teacher Ian Hobson (University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign, IL)
*Focused on the 1st Piano Concerto in Bb minor by Tschaikovsky
* September 2003 to March 2007: Piano accompanist at Commonwealth Community Church (Chicago, IL)
*Executed ongoing arranging for the Sanctuary Choir
*August-September 2002: 2 Doctoral Lecture Recitals (University of Illinois, Urbana, IL)
*Delivered two successful lectures on the title, "Performance Suggestions for
Franz Liszt's Operatic Arrangements on Don Juan (Don Giovanni), La Sonnambula, Robert le
Diable, and Norma.
* January 2001 to March 2001: Independent Piano Teaching (University of Illinois, Urbana, IL)
* Freelance Piano Teacher for Bethany Anderson
* Currently a board member of the Chicago Syntagma Musicum (since September 2010)
* Former Assistant Musical Director for the Roosevelt University Opera Theater [Downtown Chicago
Campus [which is now the Chicago Center for the Performing Arts] for Mozart's The Magic Flute and
also for Bizet's Carmen.
* Finale
* GarageBand
* Cakewalk
* MIBAC (Music Instrument By A Computer)
*MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, MS Word, MS Excel)
* Internet Research
* Blackboard (basic-level)
* HTML (basic-level)
Music appreciation, music theory, group piano, piano musicianship, applied piano, composition
* 18th-century music, especially Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart
* 19th-century music, especially Chopin and Liszt
* Impressionist music, especially Debussy and Ravel
*Acquired perfect pitch
* Can compose original piano compositions representing various music periods
* Excellent in sight reading
* Honorary Certificate of Completion, Commonwealth Community Church (2003)
* Special Mention (Musicianship Award) at the IBLA Grand Prize in Sicily (2001)
* Honorable Mention from the French Piano Institute in Paris (2000)
* French (intermediate)
* German (beginning)
* Hungarian (beginning)
* Italian (intermediate)
* Russian (beginning)
* Spanish (advanced)