desert night music
steve smith

Instruction

Steve has many teaching activities to add to his busy touring schedule. Along with private teaching lessons, he provides weekend one-on-one and group workshops at his Las Cruces studio.

Steve's goal with instruction is to aid musicians in achieving their own goals as players and performers. Instruction includes chord construction and voice leading, scales and theory, right and left hand development, application of chords and scales in tunes, and tone and survival techniques for jams and performance.

Private Lessons

Steve offers private lessons for mandolin, guitar, and 5-string bango. To learn more about these lessons, please contact Steve. Lessons are available upon request, pending availability.

Mandolin Workshops

Steve presents mandolin workshops that cover a wide range of techniques and styles from Bluegrass and new acoustic, old-time and celtic, swing, and jazz. Beginners to advanced will learn and enjoy attending the workshops.

Camp Bluegrass

Steve is a regular instructor at Camp Bluegrass held each July at South Plains College in Levelland, Texas. Camp Bluegrass is sponsored by Joe Carr and Alan Munde.