Terry Schmautz

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Terry Schmautz

Piano, Composition

An extremely versatile instructor, Terry Schmautz coaches beginner to advanced piano students in classical, traditional and contemporary church music, jazz, blues, pop, country, bluegrass and everything in between. He loves inspiring piano students into achieving beyond their imagination. Classical piano studies from a very young age laid the foundation for him to branch out into trumpet, drums, and concert choir in addition to touring as a guitar/ bass artist in a big band jazz group. He went on to perform with nationally acclaimed music groups and has been broadcast in over 18 countries. He has performed at the Seattle Symphony’s Benaroya Hall and has composed hundreds of musical works from orchestral compositions to pop, rock and Christian music. He served as a church music director in Idaho and Washington for 8 years. A recent international hit has been embraced across Africa. He completed studies in recording engineering as a professional studio recording artist. Pursuing a music degree at the University of Washington led him to complete a B.A. in composition and arranging at Northwest College.