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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...
AI Tools For Music Production
Musicians Institute Instructor Joe “Computo” Caputo writes about several AI tools for music production as a part of his Artificial Intelligence August series of machine learning tools and tricks.