Welcome!

Did you ever want to learn how to play the saxophone?

How about piano or voice?

Were you curious about a style of music that you really liked and never knew where it came from?

Are you a musician who wants to expand their musical vocabulary?

How about learning more about jazz theory and harmony?


Did you want to learn more about production, mixing, and digital music sequencing?

If you said yes to any of these questions then you’ve come to the right place

Welcome to Dr. Will Smith’s Lessons where you can learn about many styles of music and also take private music lessons online.  

After teaching college classes for 19 years I’m offering some of the courses I’ve taught online.  You can take these courses at your own pace and I’ll be available for one hour for online consultation each week.  You have the option of taking the class for a grade or just for the information.  If you would like a grade then please specify in your information request.

I am also offering private lessons online in saxophone, piano, voice instruction and jazz theory and improvisation.

Please fill out the contact form on the right if you are interested in taking a full course, an individual class or a private lesson.  You can also register right now under the "Course Registration" tab and to check the dates for each course.  Private lessons are available immediately.

Testimonials

“He is an excellent professor and uses every media available to help his students learn and understand the material.”

“He provides real world experiences when teaching this course, and he’s helpful and very approachable.  Dr. Smith is a good instructor.”

“This course was very insightful; learned a lot about the history of music.”

“Dr. Smith made my first distance learning experience very positive.  His curriculum was creative and kept me interested throughout the semester.”

“I always enjoy taking Dr. Smith’s classes.  I really do like the Anymeeting [online meeting platform] that he used for the class since I am a working adult it worked with my schedule.  Thank you.”

“This is very helpful and convenient” - S. Ngha

“I enjoyed the lecture and learn new information regarding the rapping artists.” - B. McGowan

“I really enjoyed learning about Hip Hop. Instructor - Dr. William Smith was very helpful in making sure that I learned about the people and events of Hip Hop. I enjoyed the recordings and his books are great. Thanks” - A. Broome

“Dr. Smith is a good online professor. I liked the online recording, as it provided an avenue for us to get to know his personality a little. He is very knowledgeable about hip hop and its culture. I enjoyed this class!”

“I have really enjoyed your class. I feel like I have learned a lot in your class”.

“It was a great experience.”

“Love this class”

“The instructor William Smith is very enthusiastic about the subject and very informative about the topics and provides an abundance of instructional tools to really get the students to understand the material”

“This was a great class. I truly enjoyed Dr. Smith. When we meet on our conference calls and so forth he related this class to us. And it was still interactive as we were on the computer answering questions that he asked. This was my first time taking an online course …. I would definitely do it again.”

“Exciting class”

“GREAT TEACHER”