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{{Short description|Private music school in Los Angeles, California}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox university
| name          = Musicians Institute
| image_name    = Musicians Institute logo.png
| established   = 1977<ref name="Billboard 1977 Jan 22" />
| type          = [[Private college|Private]] [[For-profit higher education in the United States|for-profit]] [[music school]]
| president     = Todd Berhorst
| faculty       = 450
| students      = 1,425
| city          = [[Los Angeles]]
| state         = California
| country       = United States
| coordinates   = {{Coord|34.100796|N|118.337297|W|source:dewiki_region:US-CA_type:edu|format=dms |display=title,inline}}
| former_names  = [[Guitar Institute of Technology]]<br />Musicians Institute of Technology
| campus        = Urban
| website       = {{URL|mi.edu}}
}}

'''Musicians Institute''' ('''MI''') is a [[Private college|private]] [[For-profit higher education in the United States|for-profit]] [[music school]] in [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]]. MI students can earn Certificates and – with transfer of coursework taken at [[Los Angeles City College]] – Associate of Arts Degrees, as well as Bachelor of Music Degrees in either Performance or Composition. The college was founded in 1977.

==History==
===Founders Howard Roberts and Pat Hicks===
Musicians Institute was founded as '''The Guitar Institute of Technology''' in 1977 as a one-year vocational school of guitarists and bassists.  Its curriculum and pedagogical style was shaped by guitarist [[Howard Roberts]] (1929–1992). Pat Hicks ''(né'' Patrick Carroll Hicks; born 1934),<ref name="LA Times 1990 Jun 7" /><ref name="Menn" /><ref name="PG 2012 Aug 1" /> a Los Angeles music industry entrepreneur, was the co-founder of Musicians Institute.  He is credited for providing the organizational structure and management that rapidly transformed Howard Roberts' educational philosophy into a major music school.<ref name="Bass Mag 2011 Jun 8" /><ref name="Pat Hicks" /><ref name="Hicks 2011" />

Programs added under Roberts and Hicks include:

* 1978: Bass Institute of Technology (BIT)
* 1980: Percussion Institute of Technology (PIT)
* 1987: Vocal Institute of Technology (VIT)
* 1991: Keyboard Institute of Technology (KIT)
* 1993: Recording Institute of Technology (RIT)
* 1994: Bachelor of Music Degree

===Early curricular offerings===
At the time of its founding, formal education in [[rock and roll]] at institutions of higher learning was limited mostly to universities and conservatories offering jazz studies, which were few.  At the founding of the Musicians Institute, Jazz studies was, and is today, a strong component of the curricular offerings. In early days of the Musicians Institute, the demand for musicians and music industry professionals with comprehensive collegiate credentials in the field of contemporary music was low.  Yet, the demand for contemporary music professionals was high.  [[Howard Roberts|Roberts]], when he founded the school, wanted to give aspiring rock and roll musicians a conservatory experience.  Nowadays, comprehensive music education in higher education, from bachelors to doctorates, covers rock and roll from several perspectives, including literature, musicology, history, performing arts, technology, business, and law. For musicians working towards degrees in performance, proficiency in rock and roll is standard, particularly for aspiring [[session musicians]].

The rise of contemporary musicians holding comprehensive academic credentials over the last 50 years is partly the result of more universities offering programs in the field, which, in turn, has increased the demand for contemporary oriented music educators with academic credentials at universities.  Because the Musicians Institute was an [[early adopter|innovator]] in rock and roll in higher education – and {{cardinal to word|{{age|format=raw|1994|09|01}}}} years ago began offering bachelor of music degrees – its alumni are well-represented as educators of contemporary music at institutions of higher learning.

Japanese businessman Hisatake Shibuya (born 1937)<ref name="JMT 2011 Apr 5" /> bought the school in 1994 and Musicians Institute began developing new programs to keep abreast of the modern music industry. Programs added under Shibuya include:

* 2000: Independent Artist Program (IAP)
* 2000: Audio Engineering
* 2000: Guitar Craft Academy (GCA)
* 2002: Music Business Program (MBP)
* 2016: DJ Performance and Production (DJP)
* 2016: Associate of Science in Music Business (AS.MB)
* 2017: MI Online (MIO)
* 2018: Artist Producer and Entrepreneur (APE)
* 2018: Master in Music Degree (MM)

On 25 August 2007, the [[Los Angeles City Council]] adopted a resolution declaring 25 August 2007, "Musicians Institute Day in the City of Los Angeles" in recognition of its achievements over three decades during its 30th anniversary celebration.  The resolution was presented by [[Eric Garcetti]], seconded by [[Tom LaBonge]], and passed by a vote of twelve to zero out of fifteen, three being absent.<ref name="LACC Res 2007" />

=== Former institutional and division names ===
'''Active names'''
* MI College of Contemporary Music™ (service mark & trade mark)<ref name="MI College of Contemporary Music" group=Trademarks />
* MI Connects™ (service mark)<ref name="MI Connects" group=Trademarks /> – online talent resource for students and alumni
* MI Musicians Institute™<ref name="MI Musicians Institute" group=Trademarks />
* Guitar Craft Academy™ – for the design, construction, and maintenance of guitars and basses

'''Trademark names of Campus Hollywood'''
* Tricycle Entertainment™ (service mark – abandoned in 2004)

'''Former names'''
* Guitar Institute of Technology (service mark – became inactive 22 June 1990)
* Vocal Institute of Technology (service mark – became inactive 19 May 1989)<ref name="VOC TM" group=Trademarks />
* Bass Institute of Technology
* Percussion Institute of Technology
* Keyboard Institute of Technology
* Recording Institute of Technology (trademark – became inactive 5 December 2005)
* Film Institute of Technology (trademark – became inactive 5 December 2005)
* Encore Program
* World Institute of Percussion (launched in 1987)

'''Trademark notes'''
{{Reflist|group=Trademarks|100em|refs=

<ref name="MI College of Contemporary Music" group=Trademarks>"MI College of Contemporary Music™," [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]<br />
{{Space|4}}Reg. No. 4662703, 20 December 2014<br />
{{Space|4}}Reg. No. 4659008, 23 December 2014</ref>

<ref name="MI Connects" group=Trademarks>"MI Connects™," [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]<br />
{{Space|4}}Reg. No. 4056217, 5 November 2011</ref>

<ref name="MI Musicians Institute" group=Trademarks>"MI Musicians Institute™," [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]<br />
{{Space|4}}Reg. No. 3630659, 2 June 2009<br />
{{Space|4}}Reg. No. 3630655, 2 June 2009<br />
{{Space|4}}Reg. No. 3380297, 12 February 2008<br />
{{Space|4}}Reg. No. 3380290, 12 February 2008<br />
{{Space|4}}Reg. No. 1598974, 29 May 1990</ref>

<ref name="VOC TM" group=Trademarks>"Vocal Institute of Technology™," [[United States Patent and Trademark Office]]<br />
{{Space|4}}Reg. 6 September 1988<br />
{{Space|4}}Abandoned 19 May 1989</ref>
}}

== Academics ==
The Musicians Institute offers instrumental performance programs for [[Electric bass|bass]], [[Drum kit|drums]], [[guitar]], [[Keyboard instrument|keyboard]] technology, and vocals. Music industry programs include [[audio engineering]], Independent Artist Program, the Guitar Craft Academy and Music Business. The school offers [[Associate of Arts]], [[Associate of Science]], and [[Bachelor of Music]] degrees in addition to certificates.

The [[Institute of International Education]], in its assessment of "Top 40 Specialized Institutions, 2009/10," from its publication, ''International Students: Leading Institutions by Institutional Type,'' ranked Musicians Institute 13 in the [[United States]] out of 40.<ref name="IIE 2009/10 Rankings" /> Musicians Institute and its programs are registered by the state of California by the [[California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education|Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education]].<ref name="California Govt" /> It has been an accredited institutional member of the [[National Association of Schools of Music]] (NASM) since 1981.<ref name="National Center for Education Stats" /><ref name="Bulletin Board 1981 Mar" />

In 1992, [[new musicologist]] [[Robert Walser (musicologist)|Robert Walser]] cited the Musicians Institute as one of the best-known schools for guitarist, one that has flourished outside the [[University|ivory tower]], offering students broader professional training.<ref name="Popular Music 1992 Oct" /> But a trade-off, according to a review in the October 2012 issue of [[Performer Magazine]], is that a lack of [[Higher education accreditation in the United States|academic accreditation]] – specifically from the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]] – can make it challenging for students to transfer credits from MI to academic institutions.<ref name="Performer Mag 2012 Oct" /> To meet the academic criteria for a Bachelor of Music Degree – 45 quarter units or 30 semester units in [[Liberal arts education|liberal arts]] – the Musicians Institute has a partnership with nearby [[Los Angeles City College]] (LACC) to study English, mathematics, natural science, social science, and humanities.  [[Los Angeles City College|LACC]] is accredited by the [[Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]<ref name="MI 2013-14 Catalog" group=lower-alpha /> The [[Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching|Carnegie Foundation]] has designated the Musicians Institute as a "Special Focus Institute in Music."<ref name="Carnegie Foundation" />

== Facilities and constituent institutions ==
MI began in second floor rooms above [[Hollywood Wax Museum]] on Hollywood Boulevard. When MI celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007, its facilities included over 75,000 square feet of studios, performance venues, classrooms, and practice rooms across several blocks in central Hollywood. In 2013, the Musician's Institute Stage was added as a venue for the Annual [[Mayhem Festival]] and [[ESP Guitars|The ESP Company, LTD]], unveiled plans to expand its Campus Hollywood complex of schools in Los Angeles. From 2010 to 2013, ESP invested $47 million in new property with plans to expand its facility to exceed 180,000 square feet of adjoining buildings on or near Highland Avenue between [[Hollywood Blvd]]. and [[Sunset Boulevard]] as part of a reorganization and upgrade of existing Campus Hollywood properties that accommodate the Musicians Institute, Theatre of Arts, International Dance Academy, and Elegance International. The new facilities were planned to include a performance venue, student dormitory, and parking lots.<ref name="VG 2013 Dec 10">[http://www.vintageguitar.com/15745/ "ESP Set to Expand Campus Hollywood"], ''[[Vintage Guitar (magazine)|Vintage Guitar]]'', 10 December 2013</ref>

Constituent institutions of Campus Hollywood, Inc.:

# Musicians Institute
# Theatre of Arts, an acting school founded in 1927
# Elegance International, a school for professional makeup artists
# [[Los Angeles College of Music]]
# International Dance Academy Hollywood

International sister educational institutions:

# [[MI Japan]] [[:ja:Musicians Institute Japan|(ja)]] – [[Tokyo]], [[Osaka]], [[Nagoya]], [[Sendai]] and [[Fukuoka]]
# [[UTB Video Academy]] [[:ja:UTB映像アカデミー|(ja)]], [[Chiyoda, Tokyo]], founded in 1998 under the auspices of [[United Television Broadcasting Systems, Inc.]] [[:ja:ユナイテッド・テレビジョン・ブロードキャスティング・システム|(ja)]]
# ESP Entertainment, [[Kita-ku, Osaka]]

Other entities closely held by Hisatake Shibuya:

# Hollywood Entertainment ESL, founded as a California corporation in 2012, active ({{as of|2015|lc=y}})
# ESP Investment Holdings, Inc., founded as a California corporation in 2010, active ({{as of|2015|lc=y}})
# ESP Gakuen, founded as a Japan corporation in 2001, registered as a foreign non-profit corporation in California, active ({{as of|2015|lc=y}})
# [[Schecter Guitar Research]], acquired by Shibuya in 1987 – Hisatake Shibuya, President
# [[ESP Guitars|ESP Company, Limited, ''doing business as'' ESP Guitars]], founded by Shibuya in 1975
# [[United Television Broadcasting Systems, Inc.]] [[:ja:ユナイテッド・テレビジョン・ブロードキャスティング・システム|(ja)]], a Japanese language television station based in Los Angeles and syndicated in Japan
# E.S.P. Shibuya Enterprises, Inc., founded as a California corporation in 1998, active ({{as of|2015|lc=y}})

Inactive entities that were closely held by Hisatake Shibuya:

# Tricycle Records, Inc., founded as a California corporation in 2001, dissolved
# [[ESP Guitars|ESP Co., LTD]]., doing business in California as ESP Real Estate Investment, Inc., registration surrendered
# Entertainment Enterprises Hollywood, Inc., founded as a California corporation, dissolved
# CHMG, Inc., founded as a California corporation, no longer active
# Hollywood Pop Academy, Inc., founded in 2003 as a California corporation, no longer active

== Musicians Institute Press ==
The '''Musicians Institute Press''' is a division of the Musicians Institute, and is focused on instructional publications – print and video – by instructors of guitar, bass, drums, vocals, and film editing, audio engineering, composition, arranging, musicology, music theory, sight reading, sight singing, and the entertainment business.  The publications are distributed by the Musicians Institute and [[Hal Leonard Corporation]] Performing Arts Publishing Group.<ref name="Hal Leonard: MI Press">{{Cite web|url=https://www.halleonard.com/promo/promo.action?promotion=23&subsiteid=7|title=Musicians Institute Press &#124; Hal Leonard Online|website=Halleonard.com|access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref> Since 1997, the publishing imprint has been the "Musicians Institute Press."  Before that, from about 1982 to 1997, the imprint was "Musicians Institute Publications."

== Notable faculty ==
'''Faculty – current and former'''
{{div col|colwidth=17em}}
'''Guitar'''
* [[Chris Broderick]]
* [[Dean Brown (guitarist)|Dean Brown]]
* [[Joe Diorio]]<ref name="Billboard 1977 Jan 22" />
* [[Ron Eschete]]<ref name="Ron Eschete" group=lower-roman /><ref name="Billboard 1977 Jan 22" />
* [[Brett Garsed]]
* [[Paul Gilbert]]
* [[Jude Gold]]
* [[Scott Henderson]]<ref name="OMO Scott Henderson" group=lower-roman />
* [[Steve Lynch]]
* [[Alex Machacek]]
* [[Pat Martino]]
* [[Rebel Road#Personnel|Doug Rappoport]]
* [[Howard Roberts]]<ref name="Billboard 1977 Jan 22" />
* [[Dale Turner (songwriter)|Dale Turner]]
* [[Carl Verheyen]]
* [[Dave Weiner]]
* [[Keith Wyatt]]
* [[David Oakes]]
* [[Jamie Glaser]]
* [[Dave Hill (guitarist)|Dave Hill]]
* [[Joe Elliott]]
* [[Jennifer Batten]]

'''Bass guitar'''
* [[Tim Bogert]]
* [[Louis Johnson (bassist)|Louis Johnson]]
* [[Stuart Hamm]]
* [[Bob Magnusson]]
* [[Chuck Rainey]]
* [[After the Storm (Crosby, Stills & Nash album)|Alexis Sklarevski]]
* [[Larry Weiss|Greg Weiss]] (son of [[Larry Weiss]])

'''Vocal'''
* [[Debra Byrd]], Chair<ref name="Billboard 2013 Oct 4" group=lower-roman />
* [[Maurice Peress|Anika Peress]]

'''Percussion'''
* [[Cengiz Baysal]] [[:tr:Cengiz Baysal|(tr)]]
* [[Efajemue|Efa Etoroma]]
* [[Chuck Flores]]
* [[Horacio Hernandez]]
* [[Thomas Lang]]
* [[Glen Sobel]]
* Ralph Humphrey

'''Keyboards'''
* [[Russell Ferrante]]
* [[Carl Schroeder (pianist)|Carl Schroeder]]
* [[Steve Weingart]]

'''Audio engineering'''
* [[TJ Helmerich]]

'''Music Industry, entrepreneurship'''
* [[Don Grierson (music business)|Don Grierson]]
* [[Vicky Hamilton]]

'''Independent Artist program'''
* [[Lisa Harriton]], Chair
* [[Marko DeSantis]]

'''Original Song Pre-Production'''
* [[Richie Zito]]
{{div col end}}

'''Guest instructors – current and former'''
{{div col|colwidth=17em}}
'''Guitar'''
* [[Jimmy Boyle (record producer)|Jimmy Boyle]]
* [[Kim Carroll]]
* [[Marty Friedman]]
* [[Steve Vai]]

'''Bass guitar'''
* [[Jaco Pastorius]]
* [[Alphonso Johnson]]
* [[Putter Smith|Patrick "Putter" Smith]]
* [[Gary Willis]]

'''Percussion'''
* [[Thomas Lang]]
* [[Dom Famularo]]

'''Guitar Craft Academy'''
* [[Howard R. Paul]]
{{div col end}}

== Notable alumni ==
{{Alumni|date=October 2023}}
{{Div col|colwidth=17em}}
* [[Sharon Aguilar]]<ref name="Sharon Agular" group=lower-roman />
* [[Howard Alden]]<ref name="Howard Alden DVD" group=lower-roman />
* [[Juan Alderete]]
* [[Shane Alexander (musician)|Shane Alexander]]
* [[Ioannis Anastassakis]] [[:el:Ιωάννης Αναστασάκης|(el)]]
* [[Viktoria Andersson]] [[:sv:Viktoria Andersson|(sv)]]
* [[Mateus Asato]](br)
* [[Corrado Sgandurra]] [[:it:Corrado Sgandurra|(it)]]
* [[John Ballinger (musician)|John Ballinger]]
* [[Jennifer Batten]]<ref name="Batten" group=lower-roman />
* [[Cengiz Baysal]] [[:tr:Cengiz Baysal|(tr)]]
* [[David Becker]]<ref name="David Becker" group=lower-roman />
* [[Jean Marc Belkadi]]<ref name="Belkadi" group=lower-roman />
* [[Jeff Berlin]]
* [[Curt Bisquera]]
* [[Roberto Bossard]] [[:de:Roberto Bossard|(de)]]
* [[Jimmy Boyle (record producer)|Jimmy Boyle]]
* [[Rolf Brendel]] [[:de:Rolf Brendel|(de)]]
* [[Gunnlaugur Briem]] [[:de:Gunnlaugur Briem|(de)]]
* [[Bishop Briggs]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/05/25/bishop-briggs-interview-way-i-do-river|title = Bishop Briggs Reaches for You on "The Way I Do"| date=17 May 2016 }}</ref>
* [[Norman Brown (guitarist)|Norman Brown]]<ref name="Norman Brown" group=lower-roman /><ref name="International Who's Who in Pop Music" group=lower-roman />
* [[Jeff Buckley]]<ref name="Buckley" group=lower-roman />
*  [[Bruce “Buck” Cameron]]
* [[Mike Campese]]<ref name="Campese" group=lower-roman />
* [[Joacim Cans]]
* [[Sydnei Carvalho]] [[:pt:Sydnei Carvalho|(br)]]
* [[Giacomo Castellano]] [[:it:Giacomo Castellano|(it)]]
* [[Alberto Cereijo]] [[:es:Alberto Cereijo|(es)]]
* [[Jeffero Chan]] [[:zh:陳彥廷 (香港)|(zh)]]
* [[Hinson Chou Tsz Yeung]] [[:zh:周子揚|(zh)]]
* [[Tanya Chua]]
* [[Alessandro Cortini]]
* [[Rivers Cuomo]]<ref name="Campus Circle 2005 Mar 1" />
* [[Demir Demirkan]]
* [[Marcus Deml]] [[:de:Marcus Deml|(de)]]
* [[Michael Denning]]
* [[Francesco DiCosmo]]
* [[Douglas R. Docker]]<ref name="Doug Docker" group=lower-roman />
* [[Kenan Doğulu]]
* [[Greg Edmonson]]
* [[Peter Engberg]] [[:fi:Peter Engberg|(fi)]]
* [[Backa Hans Eriksson]] [[:sv:Backa Hans Eriksson|(sv)]]
* [[Emil Ernebro]] [[:sv:Emil Ernebro|(sv)]]
* [[Gustav Eurén]] [[:sv:Gustav Eurén|(sv)]]
* [[Big Chris Flores]]
* [[Kevin Fowler]]<ref name="Fowler" group=lower-roman />
* [[John Frusciante]]<ref name="Campus Circle 2005 Mar 1" />
* [[Shane Gaalaas]]
* [[Frank Gambale]]<ref name="Frank Gambale" group=lower-roman /><ref name="OMO Frank Gambale" group=lower-roman />
* [[Greg Garman]] [[:es:Greg Garman|(es)]]
* [[Synyster Gates]]<ref name="Gates" group=lower-roman />
* [[Isabell Gerschke]] [[:de:Isabell Gerschke|(de)]]
* [[Terje Gewelt]]<ref name="OMO Gewelt" group=lower-roman />
* [[Roney "Giah" Giacometti]]
* [[Paul Gilbert]]
* [[Kat Graham]]
* [[Shruti Haasan]]
* [[:jp:萩原健也|Kenya Hagihara]] [[:ja:萩原健也|(ja)]]
* [[Scott Henderson]]<ref name="OMO Scott Henderson" group=lower-roman />
* Tony Hernando [[:es:Tony Hernando|(es)]]
* [[Magos Herrera]]
* [[Jimmy Herring]]<ref name="Herring" group=lower-roman />
* [[Rick Hill]]
* [[Allen Hinds]]
* [[Pelle Holmberg]] [[:sv:Pelle Holmberg (gitarrist)|(sv)]]
* [[Gabriel Improta]] [[:pt:Gabriel Improta|(pt)]]
* [[Cherno Jobatey]] [[:de:Cherno Jobatey|(de)]]
* [[Amaire Johnson]]
* [[R.J.Jones]] [[:sv:Roy Jones (Guitarist, Owner at Earth III)|(sv)]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earththree.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003054448/http://earththree.com/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 October 2016|title=Earth III Guitar Straps|website=Earththree.com|access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>
* [[Elli Kokkinou]]
* [[Flyana Boss|Folayan Kunerede]]
* [[Dave Kushner]]
* [[Charles Olivier]]
* [[Wolfgang Laab]] [[:de:Wolfgang Laab|(de)]]
* [[Lex Lang]]
* [[Daniel LeBlanc (musician)|Daniel LeBlanc]]
* [[JinJoo Lee]]   
* [[Chris Letchford]]
* [[LaToya London]]
* [[Ray Luzier]]
* [[Matt McJunkins]]<ref name="McJunkins" group=lower-roman />
* [[Christopher Maloney]]<ref name="Maloney" group=lower-roman />
* [[Guernica Mancini]]
* [[Paul Masvidal]]
* [[Meja]]
* [[Miri Miettinen]] [[:fi:Miri Miettinen|(fi)]]
* [[New Years Day (band)|Nikki Misery]]
* [[Teri Moïse]] [[:nl:Teri Moïse|(nl)]]
* [[Sonny Moorman]]
* [[Rafael Moreira]]<ref name="MI bio Rafael Moreira" group=lower-roman />
* [[Taps Mugadza]]
* [[OX (rock musician)|OX]] (aka Samer El Nahhal)
* [[namasenda|Naomi Namasenda]]
* [[Ant Neely]]
* [[Ehsaan Noorani]]
* [[:de:Mark O’Leary|Mark O'Leary]]
* [[Stefan Olsdal]]
* [[Naoki Osawa]] [[:ja:大澤直樹|(ja)]]
* [[Anderson .Paak]]
* [[Phillip Michael Pacetti]]
* [[Mimi Page]]
* [[Toss Panos]]
* [[Russ Parrish]]
* [[Patiparn Pataweekarn]]
* [[Marcus Paus]]
* [[Anel Paz]]
* [[Francisco Pachi Paz]]
* [[Mohammad Ridwan Hafiedz|Ridho Hafiedz]]
* [[Rio (Japanese musician)|Rio]] ''(né'' Takeshi Kubo) [[:ja:Rio (日本のエンターテイメントプロデューサー)|(ja)]]
* [[Yannick Robert]] [[:fr:Yannick Robert|(fr)]]
* [[Rose Villain]] ''(né'' Rosa Luini) [[:it:Rose Villain |(it)]]
* [[Constantine Roussos]]
* [[Mitsuhisa Sakamoto]] [[:ja:坂本光久|(ja)]]
* [[Ilya Salmanzadeh]]
* [[John Shanks]]
* [[Scott Shriner]]<ref name="Shriner" group=lower-roman />
* [[Kelly Simonz]] [[:ja:ケリー・サイモン|(ja)]]
* [[Marcus Singletary]]
* [[Micah Sloat]]
* [[Chad Smith]]
* [[Ashwin Sood]]
* [[Jorma Styng]] [[:fi:Jorma Styng|(fi)]]
* [[Midori Tatematsu]]
* [[Flyana Boss|Bobbi Taylor]]
* [[Shane Theriot]]
* [[Carl August Tidemann]]
* [[Jasmine (Taiwanese singer)|Jasmine]] ''(né'' Chu Ting)
* [[Jerry Torr]]
* [[Les Townsend]]
* [[Steve Vai]] (Honorary)
* [[Leonardo Valvassori]]
* Eric Vandenberg<ref name="Vandenberg" group=lower-roman />
* [[Jakob Wahlberg]] [[:sv:Jakob Wahlberg|(sv)]]
* [[Brooke White]]
* [[Nick Wong]] [[:zh:黃兆銘|(zh)]]
* [[Aguai Wu]] [[:zh:阿怪|(zh)]]
* [[Keith Wyatt]]
* [[Yammy (Japanese singer)|Yammy]] [[:ja:Yammy|(ja)]]
* [[Jennifer York]]<ref>(August 2, 1994) [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-02-ca-22587-story.html "Jennifer York's High-flying Days, Bass-playing Nights"], ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved February 27, 2024.</ref>
* [[Jeff Young]]
* [[Bibi Zhou]]
* [[Jeff Zwart]] [[:nl:Jeff Zwart|(nl)]]
{{div col end}}

'''Language codes'''
: hr = Croatian
: de = German
: el{{space|2}}= Greek
: es = Spanish
: fi{{space|3}}= Finnish
: fr{{space|3}}= French
: ja{{space|2}}= Japanese
: it{{space|3}}= Italian
: nl{{space|2}}= Dutch
: pt{{space|2}}= Portuguese
: sv{{space|2}}= Swedish
: tr{{space|3}}= Turkish
: zh = Chinese

== References ==
{{Reflist|group=lower-roman|refs=

<ref name="International Who's Who in Pop Music" group=lower-roman>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=gZIjT8PgJMEC&pg=PA65 The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002],'' Andy Gregory (ed.), [[Europa Publications]] (2002); p. 65; {{OCLC|50172992}} {{ISSN|1740-0163}}</ref>

<ref name="Vandenberg" group=lower-roman>{{cite web|url=http://www.ericvandenberg.net|title=Eric Vandenberg website|access-date=10 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145027/http://www.ericvandenberg.net/|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Sharon Agular" group=lower-roman>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fender.com/artists/artist.php?id=592|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031101420/http://www.fender.com/artists/artist.php?id=592|url-status=dead|title=Sharon Agular|archive-date=31 October 2011|access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="Norman Brown" group=lower-roman>{{cite web |url=http://www.normanbrown.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130&Itemid=53 |title=Norman Brown bio |publisher=Norman Brown |access-date=2011-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828014355/http://www.normanbrown.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130&Itemid=53 |archive-date=28 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="David Becker" group=lower-roman>{{cite web |url=http://allmusic.com/artist/david-becker-p6084/biography |title=David Becker|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>

<ref name="Frank Gambale" group=lower-roman>{{Cite web|url=http://www.frankgambale.com/|title=Frank Gambale Official Web Site|website=Frankgambale.com|access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="Belkadi" group=lower-roman>{{Cite web|url=https://www.halleonard.com/search/search.action?searchcategory=00&searchtype=product&keywords=jean+marc+belkadi|title=Search &#124; Hal Leonard Online|website=Halleonard.com|access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="Batten" group=lower-roman>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mi.edu/admissions/financial-aid/|title=Music School Financial Aid &#124; General Qualifications &#124; Musicians Institute|website=Musicians Institute Hollywood|access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="Herring" group=lower-roman>{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmyherring.net/bio.htm|title=Biography 1980|last=Herring|first=Jimmy|year=2008|work=Official Jimmy Herring Website|publisher=Blueback Music|access-date=2009-07-26|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312051023/http://jimmyherring.net/bio.htm|archive-date=12 March 2009}}</ref>

<ref name="MI bio Rafael Moreira" group=lower-roman>{{cite web |url=http://www.mi.edu/success/rafael-moreira-git-98 |title=Rafael Moreira (GIT '98) &#124; Jan 01, 2005 &#124; Success Story at Musicians Institute |publisher=Mi.edu |access-date=2011-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928073718/http://www.mi.edu/success/rafael-moreira-git-98 |archive-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name="Gates" group=lower-roman>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uberproaudio.com/who-plays-what/188-avenged-sevenfold-synyster-gates-guitar-gear-rig-and-equipment|title=Avenged Sevenfold - Synyster Gates Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment|website=Uberproaudio.com|access-date=7 November 2022}}</ref>

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<ref name="Howard Alden DVD" group=lower-roman>''Howard Alden'' ([[DVD]]), Hamilton College Jazz Archive (2003); {{OCLC|55628013|895054200}}</ref>

<ref name="Buckley" group=lower-roman>[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2000/dec/16/extract "Extract from ''Dream Brother: The Lives And Music Of Jeff And Tim Buckley''] ''[[The Guardian]],'' 16 December 2000 (Retrieved 13 September 2011)</ref>

<ref name="Fowler" group=lower-roman>{{cite web |url=http://kevinfowler.com/about |title=About |publisher=Kevinfowler.com |access-date=2011-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913111516/http://kevinfowler.com/about |archive-date=13 September 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

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<ref name="Shriner" group=lower-roman>{{cite web|url=http://www.warwick.de/modules/news/NewsSingle.php?id=1897 |title=Warwick Basses Amps & Rock'n Roll |publisher=Warwick.de |access-date=2011-09-13}}</ref>

<ref name="Maloney" group=lower-roman>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010818015937/http://www.christophermaloney.com/]</ref>

<ref name="Ron Eschete" group=lower-roman>[http://www.jazzguitarsociety.com/interview/ron-eschete-interview-sept-12-2014/ "Ron Eschete Interview"], by Doug Perkins, Jazz Guitar Society blog ({{URL|http://www.jazzguitarsociety.com}}), 12 September 2014 (retrieved 2 January 20145)</ref>

<ref name="Billboard 2013 Oct 4" group=lower-roman>[http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5747975/voice-coach-debra-byrd-named-vocal-chair-at-musicians-institute "'Voice' Coach Debra Byrd Named Vocal Chair at Musicians Institute"], by Michele Amabile Angermiller, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', 4 October 2013</ref>

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<ref name="OMO Scott Henderson" group=lower-roman>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5576124099 "Henderson, Scott"], ''[[Oxford Music Online]]'', [[Oxford University Press]] (retrieved 5 January 2015); {{OCLC|5576124099}}</ref>

<ref name="OMO Frank Gambale" group=lower-roman>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5576125358 "Gambale, Frank"], ''[[Oxford Music Online]]'', [[Oxford University Press]] (retrieved 5 January 2015); {{OCLC|5576125358}}</ref>

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=== General ===
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<ref name="Bass Mag 2011 Jun 8">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110930170004/http://www.mmdnewswire.com/pat-hicks-trading-fours-the-golden-years-of-musicians-institut-40117.html Book review: "Trading Fours: The Golden Years of Musicians Institute"]}} (), ''[[Bass Musician Magazine]]'' ({{URL|bassmusicianmagazine.com}}), 8 June 2011 (accessed 13 September 2011)</ref>

<ref name="Pat Hicks">{{Cite press release |url=http://www.mmdnewswire.com/pat-hicks-trading-fours-the-golden-years-of-musicians-institut-40117.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320122154/http://www.mmdnewswire.com/pat-hicks-trading-fours-the-golden-years-of-musicians-institut-40117.html |archive-date=20 March 2012 |url-status=usurped |title=Musicians Institute Founder Highlights Famed Facility's Beginnings}}</ref>

<ref name="Hicks 2011">''Trading Fours: The Golden Years of Musicians Institute,'' by Pat Hicks ''(né'' Patrick Carroll Hicks; born 1934), [[Sedona, Arizona]]: Crystal Sky Books (2011); {{OCLC|875427203}}</ref>

<ref name="California Govt">{{cite web |url=https://www.bppe.ca.gov/webapps/annual_report_2018.php?schoolCode=1906441 |title=Musicians Institute - 2018 Annual Report Summary |work=[[California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education|Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education]] |access-date=July 31, 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="National Center for Education Stats">{{cite web|url=http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=musicians+institute&s=all&id=119270#enrolmt |title=College Navigator - Musicians Institute |publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |date=1980-01-09 |access-date=2011-09-13}}</ref>

<ref name="LA Times 1990 Jun 7">[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-06-07-we-1371-story.html "Trading Licks At The School of Rock: Musicians Institute Is Noisy And Counts Prof. Van Halen Among Its Visiting Lecturers. School's Mission is to Help Students Make Careers in Music"], by Josh Meyer, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', 7 June 1990</ref>

<ref name="Menn">''[https://books.google.com/books?id=HYZziQhnt4YC&pg=PA208 Secrets from the Masters: Conversations With Forty Great Guitar Players From the Pages of Guitar Player Magazine]'' Don Menn (ed.), [[Backbeat Books]] (1992), p. 208; {{OCLC|47008282}}</ref>

<ref name="Billboard 1977 Jan 22">[https://books.google.com/books?id=PkUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT97 "Guitar School Opens March 7"], ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', 22 January 1977, p. 97</ref>

<ref name="JMT 2011 Apr 5">[http://www.musictrades.co.jp/english/webnews/archive/2011/04/meet-the-founders-hisatake-shibuya-esp-board-chairman.html "Meet the Founders: Hisatake Shibuya, ESP Board Chairman"], [[Tokyo]]: ''Japan Music Trades'' ({{URL|http://www.musictrades.co.jp/english/aboutus}}), 5 April 2011</ref>

<ref name="Campus Circle 2005 Mar 1">[http://www.campuscircle.com/review.cfm?r=655 "Musicians Institute"], by Niyaz Pirani, 1 March 2005, ''Campus Circle'' ({{URL|http://www.campuscircle.com}}) Los Angeles: Campus Circle, Incorporated, 1 March 2005</ref>

<ref name="Performer Mag 2012 Oct">[http://issuu.com/performermagazine/docs/1210_web/48 "Music Education 101: Intro to Higher Learning"], ''[[Performer Magazine|Performer]]'', Vol. 22, No. 10, October 2012, p. 46</ref>

<ref name="Bulletin Board 1981 Mar">[https://www.jstor.org/stable/3400662 "GIT Accredited"], ''[[Music Educators Journal]]: Bulletin Board'', No. 67, No. 7, March 1981, p. 100; {{ISSN|0027-4321}}</ref>

<ref name="Popular Music 1992 Oct">[https://www.jstor.org/stable/931311 "Eruptions: Heavy Metal Appropriations of Classical Virtuosity"], by [[Robert Walser (musicologist)|Robert Walser]], ''Popular Music'', Vol. 11, No. 3, October 1992, pps. 263–308; {{ISSN|1474-0095}}</ref>

<ref name="IIE 2009/10 Rankings">"Top 40 Specialized Institutions, 2009/10," from its publication, ''International Students: Leading Institutions by Institutional Type''</ref>

<ref name="Carnegie Foundation">[http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup_listings/view_institution.php?unit_id=119270 "Musicians Institute"], [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education]] (retrieved 6 January 2015)</ref>

<ref name="LACC Res 2007">[http://clkrep.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2007/07-2693_reso_8-17-07.pdf "Musicians Institute Day in the City of Los Angeles"], [http://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&cfnumber=07-2693 07-2693], [[Los Angeles City Council]], 17 August 2007</ref>

<ref name="PG 2012 Aug 1">[http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/Higher_Ground_A_Look_at_Guitar_in_Higher_Education?page=2 "Higher Ground: A Look at Guitar in Higher Education"], by Jason Shadrick, ''[[Premier Guitar]]'' 1 August 2012</ref>

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