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    Seven decades at the piano. Hundreds of sacred compositions. A storyteller whose music has soothed weary souls around the world.

    Nancy Lamka-Smith at the piano

    About Nancy

    Nancy Lamka-Smith has spent more than seventy years at the piano—performing, composing, and teaching across the world. A trained concert pianist and founder of Steps To Joy Music, she has written more than 450 sacred compositions, taught generations of musicians and worship leaders, and performed internationally from Europe to Nepal to Ghana.

    Known as the "Airport Angel" during her eleven years as a pianist at Portland International Airport, her music is often described as peaceful, emotional, and deeply atmospheric.

    Today she teaches worship improvisation, composition, and what she calls "prophetic intercession" through music, continuing her lifelong calling to help people reconnect with joy through sound.

    Topics Nancy Can Speak On

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      Creativity at Any Age

      What stays alive in a person when they keep learning, exploring, and creating for a lifetime.

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      How Music Restores Peace, Presence, and Emotional Clarity

      Insights from seven decades of composing, performing, and teaching.

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      Intergenerational Music & Family Legacy

      How her sons, granddaughters, and students have shaped her approach to creativity.

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      Joy-Based Learning

      Why children (and adults) flourish when music becomes discovery instead of pressure.

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      Becoming a Modern Creator at 82

      What Nancy has learned posting daily on TikTok and Instagram, and why creativity doesn't slow down with age.

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      Lessons From Six Decades as a Pianist and Teacher

      Stories of resilience, reinvention, community, and the changing landscape of music education.

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      Composition as a Spiritual or Inner-World Practice

      How improvisation opens emotional, mental, and creative pathways for people of all backgrounds.

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      Life in Remote Areas and Cross-Cultural Teaching

      Her experiences teaching in rural Canada, across the U.S., and overseas in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Central America.

    Sample Questions for Hosts

    1. 1.How did beginning piano at two-and-a-half shape your lifelong relationship with music?
    2. 2.What have you learned about creating peace, grounding, and emotional connection through music?
    3. 3.How do you explain the creative spark that keeps you composing at 82?
    4. 4.What inspired Steps To Joy Music, and how has it influenced generations of students?
    5. 5.Why do you think so many of your students end up becoming worship leaders, composers, or educators?
    6. 6.What was it like to be known as the "Airport Angel," and what did you observe about how music affects people in public spaces?
    7. 7.How do you help someone who feels "not creative" unlock improvisation or composition for the first time?
    8. 8.Where do your ideas for new pieces usually come from, and how has that changed across the decades?
    9. 9.What has surprised you most about becoming a modern-day creator on TikTok and Instagram?
    10. 10.What role has family — your sons, granddaughter, and extended community — played in shaping your music and teaching?

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    What People Say About Nancy

    "Nancy Lamka has been a wonderful piano and worship teacher for me. She patiently led me through her great worship books, teaching me so much about seeking, finding and worshipping our Lord Jesus in music. Hallelujah!"

    Linda Hooper

    Minister of Music, Bethany Bible Church

    "Inspirational Composer is a fabulous way to learn how to play the piano and be able to write your own music. Nancy (the creator of this program) is so talented with her teaching and her music. She is the best!!"

    Sabrina Perez

    Business Owner & Piano Student

    "InspirationalComposer.com is fantastic! Highly recommended! Life changing training delivered with energy, insight, and humor!"

    Joel Turman

    "Before, when I worked with others, I would get to a certain place and just freeze up. But Nancy has been able to help me push through into areas I had not been able to do before. Just the way she teaches is so encouraging and joyful. She has a break-through anointing! She's fantastic! I can highly recommend her."

    Marjorie Schmalz

    Piano / Worship Team, Aloha, Oregon

    "WOW! I can not remember when I have had so much fun and learned so much in a long time. Inspirational Composer exceeded our expectations."

    Kort Cousins

    Relationship Coach

    "When you're ready to grow musically, and get results, Inspirational Composer is your answer. You will go beyond interesting information, to permanent transformation through application."

    Rosalind Tuck

    Life Coach