New Guitar Craft Instructor: Kathy Wingert Oct 28, 2009
MI's Guitar Craft Academy welcomes new instructor Kathy Wingert to the program, where she is sharing her extensive background with students in the new Acoustic Guitar Design emphasis. Kathy brings an ideal combination of passion, expertise, and experience to her role as a guitar-making instructor. Soon after she began designing guitars in the mid-90s, Ms. Wingert attended a guitar-making class at Orange Coast College where she studied the techniques of renowned classical builder Bob Mattingly. The same year, she began an apprenticeship with violin maker Jon Peterson at the World of Strings in Long Beach, California. By 2001, a growing client waiting list led her to establish her own shop, where she builds custom instruments for discerning customers who appreciate her passion for the beauty of the guitar coupled with skill in finding each guitar’s individual voice. The bulk of Kathy's work has been in creating steel-string acoustic guitars for fingerstyle play, with harp guitars, nylon stringed guitars, bouzoukis, ukuleles, classical guitars and occasional electric guitars rounding out the list. In the Guitar Craft program, along with detailed knowledge of the art and craft of guitar-making, Kathy is passing on her addicti.... er, passion to students.
Jan 21, 2010
Free Music Business Seminars: Placing Your Songs, A&R
Musicians Institute has announced the next in its series of free public seminars on topics of interest to musicians, songwriters, independent... Read more...
Dec 27, 2009
MI Sponsors Korean Music Competition
MI and Korean music production company Soundsketch, Inc. have announced MI Competition Korea 2009. Aimed at up-and-coming, unsigned... Read more...
Dec 03, 2009
Concert/Clinic with Chris Poland and OHM plus Special Guest Thomas Leeb
On Thursday, December 3, MI's Guitar Department (GIT) presents a dual concert/clinic event featuring OHM, with former Megadeth and... Read more...
Nov 30, 2009
Open Counseling with Jazz Pianist Otmaro Ruiz
On Monday, November 30 and Monday, December 7, MI’s Keyboard Technology Department presents guest Open Counseling sessions with renowned... Read more...
Nov 26, 2009
MI Studio Featured in Mix Magazine
Studio E, the heart of MI’s Post-Production Audio program, is featured in the November online edition of Mix Magazine. Read more...
Nov 20, 2009
Producer-Engineer David Isaac
On Friday, November 20 at 1:00pm in Studio E, MI’s Audio Engineering department presents a seminar with Grammy award-winning producer/mix... Read more...
Nov 19, 2009
Metal Guitar Clinic with Testament Guitarist Eric Peterson
On Thursday, November 19, MI presents a special metal guitar clinic with Eric Peterson, founder of iconic thrash band Testament. Read more...
Nov 18, 2009
Heima - a Film by Sigur Ros in Free, Public High-Definition Screening
On Wednesday, November 18, 8pm-11pm in the Concert Hall, MI presents a special, free high-definition screening of Heima – a film by... Read more...
Open Counseling with Keyboardist Peter Dyer (Mariah Carey)
On Wednesday, November 18, MI’s Keyboard Technology Program presents a special Open Counseling session with Peter Dyer, touring keyboardist... Read more...