Fonda Smith, MA, MT-BC completed two Bachelor’s degrees, one in music education with an emphasis in vocal performance from the University of Arkansas (2012) and the second in music therapy from Drury University in Springfield Missouri (2013).
Fonda also has a masters degree in counseling from Liberty University. Prior to returning to school, Foda was a piano and voice teacher for 25 years. She now approaches teaching piano, voice, and guitar with an emphasis on helping each student achieve complete musicality: classical music notation in piano, a chord-based approach for piano and guitar, rhythm and ear training, and exposure to a variety of musical styles and genres.
As a board certified music therapist, Fonda is available to teach adaptive music lessons that approaches learning music in non-traditional ways. Adaptive music lessons are offered to any age student and will be tailored to the needs of the student to reach musical goals, as well as non-musical goals. The non-musical goals may include behavioral, social, and/or cognitive enhancement. Contact our office or send Fonda an email concerning more information about traditional or adaptive music lessons.