W. Crane Guy Memorial Vocal Scholarship Announced for Fall 2012

The W. Crane Guy Memorial Vocal Scholarship was created to honor the memory, multiple talents and artistic career of Musicians Institute alumnus W. Crane Guy (class of 2010); and is provided to encourage and support the educational growth of a newly enrolling MI Vocal Program student.

The $2,000 scholarship will be awarded in Fall 2012 to a new student (US or non-US citizens) enrolling in the Associate of Arts in Performance (Vocal) program at MI who demonstrates overall outstanding musicianship, and the potential for developing their own unique voice in any style.

Preference will be given to veterans, but this is not required for eligibility.

The deadline for the scholarship application is Aug. 24, 2012.

For complete information, and application form: please click HERE

Gilt City LA Scholarship Announced!

The Musicians Foundation is pleased to announce the Gilt City LA Scholarship to be awarded to a newly enrolling student in the Bachelor of Music Performance Program at Musicians Institute in spring 2013.  The scholarship opportunity is available to applicants in any one of five major instruments of study (Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboard, Vocals) with the B.M. program.

The scholarship is generously sponsored by MI scholarship partner Gilt City Los Angeles to support the education of creative, aspiring musicians in the Los Angeles area.

The winner of the Gilt City LA Scholarship should demonstrate overall outstanding musicianship, passion for the instrument and the potential for developing their own individual sound or unique voice in any style or genre. The scholarship award of $2,000 will be applied as a tuition credit.

For complete details, and scholarship application (deadline to apply is March 1, 2013), click here

To learn more about the exciting range of Gilt City LA offers and news click here

Steve Vai Guitar Scholarship at MI Application Deadline is Aug. 24, 2012!

“A formal music education can completely change an aspiring musician’s creative overview. Understanding the language of music can expand their musical vocabulary and offer the ability to “dimensionalize” their vision. Surrounding yourself with other musicians and sharing the experience of creating music in a complete artistic environment is perhaps the most valuable education for any young musician.”    –Steve Vai

The Musicians Foundation and Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music is proud to announce the first-ever Steve Vai Guitar Scholarship at MI.

The Steve Vai Guitar Scholarship at Musicians Institute was created thru the generous support of the Steve Vai Make a Noise Foundation to provide opportunities for talented, emerging musicians to further their education and realize their own creative vision, and to honor Grammy® award-winning, innovative guitar legend Steve Vai.

The $5,000 scholarship (tuition credit) will be awarded in Fall 2012 to a newly enrolling intermediate or advanced student (US or non-US citizens) in the Associate of Arts in Performance (Guitar) program who demonstrates overall outstanding musicianship, and the potential for developing their own individual sound or unique voice on the instrument in any style or genre.

The deadline for the scholarship application is August 24, 2012.

Please click here for detailed scholarship information and application.

To learn more about the extraordinary artistry and career of guitar virtuoso Steve Vai click here.