smˈaɪli ɪz ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪstfˈækəlti mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈæspən mjˈuːzɪk skˈuːl, ɐ vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ spˈɛʃəlˌɪst æt mˈɔntklɛɹ stˈeɪt jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi, ænd hɐz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd fɔːɹ dˈɔɪtʃ ɡɹˈæmɑːfən, nˌɑːnˈɛsʌtʃ, nˈuː wˈɜːld ɹˈɛkɚdz, kɹˈaɪ, ˌɑːɹsˌiːˈeɪ ænd vˈɜːdʒɪn klˈæsɪks.
Smylie is an artist-faculty member of the Aspen Music School, a visiting specialist at Montclair State University, and has recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, Nonesuch, New World Records, CRI, RCA and Virgin Classics.