Jan 28, 2021 | In The Know
Music is always changed by the technology of its time. From the advent of the gramophone to vinyl records to mp3s, innovation in society always produces innovation in music. As technological innovation begins to progress at an exponential rate, we often find ourselves...
Jan 11, 2021 | Featured, In The Know, Profiles
In this series, we interview Musicians Insitute alumni across all of our programs, to get insight into their life and careers after graduation. In this blog we feature Barrett Wilson, a graduate of the Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance program, who currently...
Dec 21, 2020 | Education, In The Know, Reviews
2020 has brought on many surprises, and the end of the year is always a moment to celebrate, look back, and look ahead. Like thousands of schools and colleges across the U.S., Musicians Institute and our students have had to adapt to the changing times, but the music...
Dec 14, 2020 | In The Know
COVID-19 has put most of what we used to consider normality to a halt. Bars, restaurants, offices, clubs, hair salons – nobody has been left unaffected, but perhaps no other industry has felt quite the magnitude of the pandemic as the music industry. The venues were...
Dec 4, 2020 | In The Know
If the live music industry is Goliath, COVID-19 is certainly David. Before the pandemic, the industry was pulling in upwards of 6 billion dollars annually. Now, all that seems to be left are the ghosts of music past. Venues are shuttered, tours are canceled, and...
Nov 28, 2020 | In The Know, Industry
Music has been a channel for expressing emotion, thought, and perspective for as long as it has been around, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that music and politics have been for centuries. Protest music in the U.S. got its start, as expected, during the...
Nov 16, 2020 | Education, In The Know, Industry
Kathleen (Leena) Hurrell, an instructor in our Independent Artist Program, shares some songwriting tips on how to write relatable lyrics that will span diverse audiences and be authentic to you. One of the biggest misconceptions in songwriting is that the more general...
Nov 10, 2020 | Education, In The Know, Performance
For this blog, MI Guitar instructor, Lenny Widegren, highlights five essential tips to create a daily guitar practice routine. At MI, Lenny teaches Alternative Guitar Heroes, Hard Rock LPW, Single String Improvisation, Rhythm Guitar, RSW, Open Counseling, and Private...
Oct 14, 2020 | Education, In The Know
Musicians Institute is proud of our diverse mentor program, which allows MI students the unique opportunity to speak one-on-one with leading professionals who are working and thriving in the music industry. Each quarter, we feature a new group of MI instructors and...
Oct 8, 2020 | In The Know, TBT
On October 6, 2020, news spread that Eddie Van Halen passed away from cancer at the age of 65. The music world was shocked and almost immediately, fans, musicians and publications around the world paid tribute to Van Halen, the iconic guitarist whose guitar playing...
