Press Release
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Looking for a way to expand your musical horizons this summer? Musicians Institute presents Summer Shot, a unique summer learning experience for guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboard players, vocalists and bands. Held at MI's main Hollywood campus from June 20-26, Summer Shot is a six-day crash course in technique, musicianship, music technology, style and performance. If you're looking for a chance to experience MI's famous hands-on, all-music environment, Summer Shot is for you - all ages and styles welcome!* Summer Shot features include classes in Summer Shot: MI's One-Week Summer Program for Musicians instrument technique, rhythm section workshops, private lessons, open jams, small-group playing sessions with MI instructors, seminars and concerts. Every student receives a DVD of their final live show, and bands enrolling together also enjoy special private rehearsals and a multi-track live recording. For more information about Summer Shot, contact an MI Admissions representative or check out http://www.mi.edu/summershot.html
MI is preparing for this October's official debut of the new Associate of Arts in Commercial Music Degree, an Occupational degree program for bass, guitar, drums, keyboards and vocals. The new six-quarter, 90-credit unit degree combines MI's classic four-quarter Performance Certificate program with an additional two quarters of intensive training in higher level musicianship, technique, and professional skills. Students also gain studio experience as they create demo CDs during instrument-specific recording sessions. Like MI's Performance Certificate and Bachelor Degree programs, the AA program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. The accreditation enables MI to grant government financial aid to Fall Debut for AA Program qualified US citizens and F-1 visas to non-citizens, and the all-music Occupational degree does not require General Education courses. AA graduates may also qualify for advanced placement in MI's Bachelor Degree program. For more details, visit www.mi.edu or contact an MI Admissions Representative.
On Saturday, July 30, GIT presents a special one-day intensive learning experience for San Francisco Bay Area guitarists. Veteran GIT instructor Daniel Gilbert will appear at Mount Diablo College in Pleasant Hill to present the GIT Experience, a special one-day seminar for guitar players of all styles and levels. At the Experience, Gilbert will offer insights into learning, practicing, applying techniques to various styles as well as a hands-on Q&A session and GIT-style 'open counseling' jam. The event is co-sponsored by Steve Sage, a former student of Gilbert who has himself become one of the Bay Area's most respected guitar teachers. The GIT Experience recalls the legendary Howard Roberts seminars that inspired GIT's founding, and Gilbert's own gift for clarifying complex ideas and efficient methods for developing technique has earned him a worldwide reputation as a player and teacher. For more information about the Bay Area GIT Experience, contact Coko Johnson (323) 860-1163, or check www.mi.edu regularly for updates (more events are in the planning stages).
Visiting artist concerts, seminars, master classes, open counseling and new product demonstrations are a regular part of life at MI. Events taking place during the past several months include: Chuck Rainey (clinic): bass legend (and original BIT director) Kenny Aronoff (clinic): poll-winning rock/studio drummer Gary Hoey (clinic): surf/shred guitarist Clayton Cameron (clinic): the "brush master" reveals tips for drummers Triple Scale (concert): all-star band featuring GIT's own Ross Bolton Kurt Rosenwinkle (clinic): jazz guitarist/Verve recording artist Bireli Lagrene (clinic/concert): gypsy jazz guitar phenomenon Howard Alden (clinic): seven-string jazz guitar master returns Orchestra Surreal (concert): genre-bending multimedia performance Ray Luzier (clinic): David Lee Roth drummer on rock drumming Paul Gilbert (private lessons): private GIT sessions with shred master Norman Brown (concert): smooth jazz guitar star (and GIT grad) brings his "Summer Storm" lineup to MI for pre-tour show Norman Brown Kicks Off Summer Tour at MI.
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