MICHAEL FRANCIS SMITH
Educator | Songleader | Songwriter | Composer | Author | Speaker
Participation. Belonging. Creativity.
Creator of the It's Time to Play Series
Coming Soon
The Power of Participation: Discover What Matters
We live in a world where more and more can be done for us. My upcoming nonfiction book, The Power of Participation: Discover What Matters, invites us to stop watching and start living. Participation helps us discover what matters, what is possible, and who we are becoming.
When participation becomes optional, choosing it becomes essential.
It's Time to Play
This innovative, sound-first approach helps students develop musical skills and literacy through singing, playing, improvising, and creating, while naturally adding notation. The series includes methods for band, strings, recorder, and ukulele.
Learn more. Available at J.W. Pepper and on this website.
* Strengthens auditory readiness and retention and complements traditional methods.
Speaking and Presentations
For more than thirty years, he has taught, written, and composed, and today travels the country speaking to educators about participation, belonging, and creativity.