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Biography

Megan Smythe is a pianist, music director, and vocal coach from Long Island, New York. She is currently a student at Ithaca College where she studies piano performance and music education. Megan has music directed shows such as Get the Duchess and Elephant and Piggie: We Are in a Play, and has played in numerous pit orchestras for shows such as Pippin, Mamma Mia, and Sweeney Todd. 
Megan also has experience in classical music working as a collaborative pianist. During her time at Ithaca college, she collaborated with numerous instrumentalists and vocalists in multiple genres including jazz, classical, and musical theatre. Her work as a collaborative pianist included accompanying instrumentalists and vocalists for their recitals, attending lessons with her collaborators, and participating in numerous high level ensembles at Ithaca College.