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5 Habits That Every Successful Pianist Has
Learning how to play the piano is an exciting journey for musicians. However, mastering this instrument won't happen overnight. You’ll need to spend countless hours behind the piano, learning the different music notes, familiarizing yourself with the keys, and...
Top 5 Tips for Parents of Students Auditioning for Music School
We won’t beat around the bush: music school is competitive. Most of the top schools your child will choose to pursue will require some type of audition. During the audition, your child will be asked to show off their talents, answer a few questions, and leave a...
How to Build a Successful Career as a Bassist
Breaking into the professional music scene is intimating. It takes time, patience, and dedication. You can't expect to graduate from music school and head straight into a professional, high-paying career. If you’re passionate about becoming a bassist and want to...
Three Tips For Pursuing A Career In The Music Industry
MI Music Business instructor Bobby Borg writes about some of the top tips he has for upcoming musicians and creatives pursuing a career in the music industry.
Playing Bass as a Guitarist | Useful Tips to Help You Think Like a Bassist
It's no secret that the guitar and the bass guitar share several similarities. The only main differences would be the sound, size, number of strings, and technique. With that in mind, it’s not uncommon for a guitarist to know how or learn how to play the bass. If...
Beginners Guide to Learning the Bass Guitar
The bass guitar is responsible for the big bottom or thick sounds you hear in your favorite songs. It adds depth and dimension to any melody and effectively fleshes out any sounds in a band. If you grew up listening to Paul McCartney or Kim Gordon playing the bass...
#TBT
#TBT: Jeff Porcaro of Toto
For this weeks #TBT post, we bright back this gem from the Musicians Institute vault, a special clinic from Jeff Porcaro, one of the most revered drummers in modern music. MI is lucky to have this footage, as his life was tragically cut short when he was only 38 years...
#TBT Michael Ruff Visits MI ( With Sheryl Crow as Back-up Singer)
A while back, we shared this pretty sweet find from the MI vault: a performance by Michael Ruff, with a very young Sheryl Crow singing backup! Ruff is a multiple Grammy Award nominated songwriter and producer, who has released many solo albums. He has written, toured...
#TBT Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius is widely considered one of the most influential bassists of all time, so to celebrate our first #TBT post, here are some Jaco performances that’ll inspire you to get you back into the practice room real quick! Opening for Joni Mitchell. Weather Report...
PROFILES
A Conversation With: Aaron Mercier of Mercier Guitars
Aaron Mercier is a guitarist for Kings Of Carnage, and a Musicians Institute alumnus who is keeping very busy in many areas of the music industry, both as a performer and a man behind the scenes. On a recent visit back to the MI campus, Aaron spoke to The Mix about...
Panelist Spotlight: Adam Blackstone
Musicians Institute is proud to bring some of the best working musicians onto our campus to inspire our students and give them insight into what a career in the music industry holds. With this new series on our blog, we will start to highlight upcoming clinicians or...
The Life And Career Of MI’s Own: Francis Buckley
Grammy Award®-winning record engineer Francis Buckley’s broad range of experience has seen him occupy the studio seat for breakout bands, established chart-toppers and Hollywood films. Buckley started out working at W.E. Studios in Redondo Beach in 1979. He then went...
