School of Music photographer and alumnus Steve Korn features UW Professor Emeritus William O. "Bill" Smith in a special UW edition of his blog series Leading Questions.
Someone once told me get the best education you can.
When I was 14 I wanted to be Benny Goodman.
If I could do it all over again, I’d play cello.
Practice makes me tired.
When I look at where I’m at right now, I smile.
The piece of music that always resonates with me is Mozart's Clarinet Quintet
Some of my best ideas come to me under a tree.
As I get older, I’ve realized that years go by faster.
In the big scheme of things, what really matters is to love what you do.
Music has taught me teamwork
People ask me where I got my tricycle.
Right now I’m interested in, Double Belled Double Clarinet.
Change is OK
I’ve never understood Conductors
When I’m stuck I ad lib.
Improvisation is composition in motion