“We all have a SOUND, but it's not what you think. This sound is not audible but it is your unique-significance. Sound-Individuals are those persons who help others find their unique-significance [sound]. These are the leaders our children need today and in the future. Let us be the sound to change the world. ”
— Mickey Smith Jr.
MICKEY SMITH JR. BIO
The name Mickey Smith, Jr. has become synonymous with the word "music” across the country. As a dynamic and driven sax man that is passionate about music and education, Mickey has been the band director at Maplewood Middle School since 2005. In addition to playing music and teaching, he also serves educators through his SOUND180 EDUCATORS program and supports organizations that promote music education for children; for example, he is president of the non-profit Musicmakers2U, which gives deserving young people musical instruments at no cost. He is currently the 2020 GRAMMY Music Educator Award national winner. This award recognizes the country's top music instructor and influencer in the nation. Mickey uses a unique motivational mixture of music and message to encourage others to KEEP ON GOING and DISCOVER THEIR SOUND.
Forgotten Community (Mossville LA) https://vimeo.com/145085489
Keep On Going https://www.americanpress.com/photos/scene/mickey-smith-jr-presents-the-adventures-of-little-mickey-keep/collection_93ada592-0951-11e9-9a7f-1f0ab2c0a401.html
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GRAMMY Interview https://youtu.be/6qZ5UShN_dA
Let Us Be the Soundhttps://youtu.be/_eLX3zIuGAY --
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