MIONLINE
SHORT COURSES
i Flexible Online Music Courses from Musicians Institute
Choose the courses you need, enroll instantly, and start learning on your schedule.
i Why Take MI Online Short Courses?
- Single classes available, which means no full program commitment
- Beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels
- No admissions process or registration fees
- Fast, secure online checkout
- Instruction from industry-experienced faculty
- 4-week course duration
MI Online courses are ideal for aspiring musicians, producers, songwriters, performers, and working professionals who want to improve their skills or explore music education before committing to a full program.
i Browse available short courses and start learning today at MI Online
Ableton Live 1
Learn the fundamentals of digital recording and music production using Ableton Live. This hands-on course guides songwriters and artists through session setup, tracking, arranging, editing, and mixing to create fully produced original music.
Ableton Live 2
Expand your production skills in Ableton Live through hands-on exploration of synthesis, sampling, and sound design. Learn to use Ableton instruments, racks, and advanced production techniques to create custom sounds, effects, and user patches.
Bass Technique Fundamentals
This course introduces the fundamentals of finger-style bass playing, focusing on proper technique, posture, and finger independence. Students will develop control, tone, and coordination through targeted exercises and muting techniques. The course also covers essential rhythmic concepts and fretboard harmony, including major scales, triads, and intervals, providing a strong foundation for confident performance, improvisation, and further musical growth.
Business Modeling for Music Producers
Own your future by mastering business modelling to build your own multi-media music company.
Ear Training – Level 1: The major scale, including the perfect and major intervals
This course develops foundational ear training skills through the study of the major scale and its diatonic intervals. Students learn to identify and sing melodic patterns by ear using examples drawn from traditional and contemporary popular music.
Groove Rhythm and Style for Bass
Take your groove to the next level! In this course, you’ll dive into the rhythms and feels that make basslines come alive — from smooth shuffles and funky 16th-note grooves to walking jazz lines, Latin rhythms, and even odd meters. Along the way, you’ll sharpen your timing, expand your stylistic range, and learn to lock in with the drummer to create grooves that feel great and drive the music forward.
Guitar Technique Fundamentals
This beginner guitar course introduces students to the essential techniques and concepts of guitar playing. Participants will learn proper fretting and picking methods, basic chord shapes, smooth chord transitions, and simple strumming patterns. The course also covers fretboard navigation, rhythm playing, and introductory lead guitar skills, preparing students to play basic songs and continue developing their musical abilities with confidence.
Guitar Technique Intermediate
This course explores key intermediate guitar concepts that expand musical understanding and versatility. Students will study triads and melodic fourth and fifth intervals, gaining insight into how these shapes and sounds enhance melodies and harmonies. The course also covers natural minor and pentatonic scales, along with their related arpeggios, to strengthen fretboard knowledge and improvisational skills. In addition, students will learn the basics of chord inversions and seventh chords, providing the foundation for more sophisticated rhythm and lead playing.
Harmony & Theory – Level 1: Introduction to Major Scales
This course introduces the fundamentals of harmony and music theory with a focus on major scales and intervals. Students learn how major scales are constructed, how intervals measure the distance between notes, and how these elements form the foundation of melody, harmony, and chord building. The course develops essential listening, analytical, and practical skills that support musical understanding, composition, and performance.
Harmony & Theory – Level 2: 7th chords and their relationship to the major and minor scales
Learn to construct and identify diatonic seventh chords within major and minor scales. This course covers chord structure, function, and terminology using the major, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales.
Intro to Entertainment Law
Become the master of the legal foundation upon which the music industry is built.
Introduction to Music Publishing
Explore the fundamentals of music publishing and copyright. Learn about publishing deals, royalties, licenses, and collection organizations, while gaining hands-on experience with PRO research, copyright registration, and MLC submissions.
Logic Pro Essentials
Discover the essentials of Logic Pro 12 in this 4-week course covering the full music production process—from pre-production and recording to arrangement and basic mixing—using audio, MIDI, Apple Loops, and session players.
Music Publishing Licenses
Learn how music licensing works within the entertainment industry. This course covers public performance, mechanical, synchronization, and print licenses, along with key industry terminology and deal structures. Hands-on exercises include completing cue sheets.
Pro Tools Essentials – Level 1
Gain a hands-on introduction to Pro Tools 2025 and learn the complete music production process—from setup and recording to editing and final mix—using industry-standard tools and workflows.
Production Essentials: Arranging, Editing, & Production
Take your productions to the next level! Explore advanced arrangement and production, along with editing techniques to create professional-sounding tracks.
Production Essentials: Recording
Learn how to set up your own studio and start producing music! This beginner-friendly course covers recording, microphones, acoustics, and the full production process.
Starting Your Own Music Business
Are you ready to form and operate a successful music business? In this 4-week course, you will learn how to choose your business entity, apply for start-up forms, how grow & protect your music business PLUS how keeping simple accounting records will make it easy to get ready for the tax man.
Vocal Elevation
Take your singing to the next level! This course helps intermediate singers build vocal strength, expand range, and refine tone and expression. Through targeted exercises and performance practice, you’ll overcome challenges, boost consistency, and develop versatility across styles. Gain the confidence and skills to perform with greater artistry and presence.
Vocal Fundamentals
Discover the essentials of healthy singing in this beginner-friendly course! Learn proper breath support, posture, tone, and pitch while building vocal strength and flexibility. With fun exercises and basic music concepts, you’ll gain confidence and control to sing with ease and expression. Perfect for anyone ready to start their vocal journey on the right note!
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