Background
III, Thomas Harold Smith, was born on May 10, 1957 in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas Harold Junior and Julia Anne (Tracy) S.
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III, Thomas Harold Smith, was born on May 10, 1957 in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Thomas Harold Junior and Julia Anne (Tracy) S.
Bachelor in Music Education, University Southern Mississippi, 1979. Master in Music, University North Carolina, Greensboro, 1990.
Band director Fayetteville (North Carolina) Public Schools, 1981-1982, Rockingham County Schools, Eden, North Carolina, 1996-1997, Wake County Public Schools, Raleigh, 1982-1984. Director instrumental music Caldwell Community College, Lenoir, 1984-1988. Artist-in-residence Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, Salisbury, 1988-1990, Blue Ridge Community College, Hendersonville, 1990-1992.
Feasability study coordinator Baron Ross Corporation, 1992-1994. Solo trombonist Glenn Miller Orchestra, Maitland, Florida, 1994. Bandmaster Norwegian Cruise Lines, Miami, 1995.
Director, instrumental music Rockingham County Schools, Eden, 1996—2004, Pfeiffer University, Misenheimer, North Carolina, 1997—2004. Senior fulbright professor, music Romanian National University Music, Tibiscus University, 2005—2008. Senior fulbright professional specialist, music University Kwa Zulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2006, Serbian National Academy Music, Belgrade, 2009.
Director, instrumental music Shorter University, Rome, 2007—2009. Guest lecturer University Bucharest, 2010, Liaoning Province, China, since 2010. Founder Southern Mississippi Educational Jazz Festival, Hattiesburg, 1977.
Founder, president, fellow member Unifour Jazz Society, Newton, North Carolina, since 1986. Board founder Romanian National Jazz Ensemble. Co-founder Romanian Jazz Seminar, 2005-2009, School Jazz Studies Tibiscus University, Timisoara, Romania.
President pro-tem Student Government Association, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, 1977-1978. Fellow International Association Jazz Educators (chairperson North Carolina State since 1998);member International Trombone Association, National Association Jazz Educators, (founder Mississippi chapter, president since 1977, outstanding musician award 1978).
Married Sarah Ann Anderson, January 18, 1987. 1 child, Matthew Tracy Smith.