Musicians Institute has been an accredited member institution of the National Association of Schools of Music since 1981 and is licensed to operate in the State of California by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.
Since the beginning, MI has set the worldwide standard for innovative contemporary music education. Musicians Institute's practical, hands-on programs taught by successful experts in the heart of the music industry have launched the careers of generations of performers and music industry professionals.
There are many college music programs, but there's only one Musicians Institute. When you're ready, let us show you why an MI education is one of the best investments you can make in your future.
Today, contemporary music instruction is part of nearly every college
music program, but when MI began in the late '70s there were few such
options available to musicians. When a few dozen guitarists and three
full-time instructors gathered for the first GIT class in 1977, they
knew that they were breaking new ground in music education. Here's a
brief look at how it all began.
The Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT)
The Guitar Institute of Technology opened its doors to full-time
students in February of 1977, laying the foundation of Musicians
Institute. Based on the educational philosophy of guitarist Howard
Roberts, GIT was co-founded and managed by Los Angeles music
businessman Pat Hicks. The three original instructors-Joe Diorio, Ron
Eschete, and Don Mock-ventured into unexplored territory as they worked
to turn Howard's vision of an intensive, contemporary, vocational
guitar program into a practical reality.
