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From small-town Missouri to stages around the world, Musicians Institute alumnus Ian Foreman has built a career rooted in passion, persistence, and a deep love for drumming. A graduate of the Drum program at Musicians Institute, Ian has gone on to perform with artists...

Musicians Institute Alum Builds a Career Performing With Selena Gomez, Halsey, and Post Malone Bonnie McIntosh’s career reflects what happens when strong musical foundations meet real-world opportunity. A classically trained pianist turned global touring keyboardist,...

Los Angeles gives bands a huge range of places to play, but that also makes it easy to aim in the wrong direction. A lot of artists waste time pitching rooms that do not fit their sound, their current draw, or their stage of growth. The best venue for your band is not...

Sight reading can feel frustrating because it exposes everything at once. Your rhythm, note recognition, timing, coordination, and focus all get tested in real time. When it does not go well, many musicians assume they just are not naturally good at it. In reality,...

4-Week Online Music Courses With No Admissions: A Faster Way to Learn Music What if you could start learning music today, without applications, registration fees, or waiting periods? That’s the idea behind MI Online Short Courses: flexible, 4-week online music courses...

If you make music today, you have probably heard producers throw around terms like sampling, interpolation, clearance, and public domain as if they all mean roughly the same thing. They do not. And if you are writing, producing, remixing, or building tracks from older...