About Jeffrey Smith
studying to become a close approximation of a classical pianist
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I did a thing - I created a booklet containing a list of songs and classical repetoire that I'm willing to comfortably play in public. It's a miniature project I started only about a week ago, and still very much in draft form. After a lifetime of arranging music for the piano, I've come up with a list of well over 150 songs, not including classical repetoire. I've sorted it by genre, and have a g...
New List of Rep / Cover Songs
Jul 18, 2025
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Seeing as I've somehow neglected to update this blog, a post is long-overdue. The big news is that I sat my AMusA diploma exam, but unfortunately I didn't make the grade. I programmed a selection of Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Ravel - and everything but the Ravel was learned in the distant past. This was perhaps a mistake playing so many pieces with too much performance history involved - leading...
2024 Summary to Date
Sep 29, 2024
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It's been a while sharing on this platform. It's been an extremely challenging several months, and all I can hope is that things will improve. There's a lot of pressure in most domains of my life, including career, music studies, health, personal life, and finances, so I've been laying pretty low mostly since I haven't had the energy to share much. Nonetheless, this is what I've been working on mu...
Update - Q4 2022/Q1 2023
Mar 27, 2023
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