Sadie’s been playing guitar since she was 10 years old and has been performing ever since she came to RMI. Given the chance to see her in action, you would think she’s been performing for a LOT longer than five years! Check out Sadie playing some cover tunes and even some originals on Youtube.

Good Luck Sadie!

Contact RMI to get started!

Fueled by Gibson

Take a Gibson guitar home for the month…Hear & Feel the difference!

In four one hour classes you will learn how to:

• Properly restring and stretch strings
• Adjust intonation accurately
• Set up string action
• Adjust truss rod in neck
• Set pickup height
• Work with different string gauge sets, understanding string types
• Set up your personal guitar as well
• Obtain your RMI Guitar Lending Library card

!FREE STRINGS INCLUDED!

Once you have your RMI Guitar Lending Library card, you can check out any Gibson Guitars (for 2 weeks at a time) free of charge!

87 Wall Street
Seattle, WA 98121
Directions to Gibson Showroom

Join us for a night of great music and beautiful artwork!

Music by Caspian Coberly & Art by Aaron Coberly

Caspian Coberly is an 11 year old guitarist and songwriter. He has been obsessed with music and specifically guitars since he was a baby. Caspian began studying with Jay Roberts at the age of 5, and was performing live by the time he was 6. His first live performance featured him on guitar and vocals, doing Nirvana’s “Smells like Teen Spirit”. The rest of his band mates were adults.

In the ensuing years Caspian has had the honor of opening for the legendary Buddy Guy and steel guitar virtuoso Robert Randolph, as well as performing with Lee Oskar of War, British blues sensation Davy Knowles, and many others. He has performed for Alan White of YES, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Don Wilson of The Ventures, Michael Wilton of Queensryche, various members of Heart, and Randy Piper of WASP.

Caspian is in 6th grade at Rose Hill Elementary. He also loves basketball, and drawing with his dad, artist Aaron Coberly.

Aaron Coberly is a Seattle artist whos work has been shown and published internationally. Most recently Aaron was profiled in the October issue of ” American Art Collector Magazine”. He is represented by The Fountainhead Gallery on Queen Anne Hill. Further work can be seen at aaroncoberly.com

Aaron is married, and father to guitarist and songwriter Caspian Coberly.

*No outside food or beverage permitted

RMI/Gibson Press Release:

In an unprecedented event today (3-15-12)  a truck full of guitars arrived at Roberts Music Institute from U.S. manufacturer GIBSON GUITARS. The “Lending Library”  allows any of RMI’s students to check out different models of Gibson Guitars to experience playability and tonal differences in the models.

RMI’s founder Jay Roberts is an internationally acclaimed guitarist whose father Howard was a longtime Gibson endorsed guitarist. Howard started a series of revolutionary guitar seminars throughout the sixties and seventies and started Guitar Institute of Technology in L.A. as well.

Upon Howards passing in 1992 Jay Roberts founded Roberts Music Institute in Bellevue, WA and he and Seattle guitarist Don Mock carry on Howard’s teaching around the globe. RMI teaches over 10,000 lessons per year at their facility in Bellevue, Wa. and is the premier educational institute for artists with a high focus on performance art.

The Gibson-RMI relationship continues a legacy that started with Howard Roberts and now further blossoms with RMI as the only Gibson endorsed school in the nation. Jay and Don will be on tour conducting a variety of RMI Seminars and related events worldwide.

Gibson is one of the oldest U.S. based guitar manufacturer started in 1894 and all products are made using U.S. workers at their factory in  Nashville, TN .  RMI is extremely honored to be representing Gibson and the workers they employ. The Lending Library will be a great addition to the RMI arsenal and will support NW Gibson dealers in showcasing Gibson products.

(An ‘X’ by the instrument indicates the spot has been filled. An open space by the instrument indicates that there is an open spot in the band)

If You see an opening that you would like to audition for sign up now

This will dramatically improve both your rhythm playing as well as your soloing and improvising.

Applied to Swing, Funk, Latin and Rock feels including shuffles and straight eighths.

You will learn to:

• Break down specific rhythms within your favorite styles
• Create your own rhythm patterns
• “Feel” the beat, subdividing time
• Understand groove, time signatures and solid metering
• Integrate rhythm concepts into your playing

Play songs such as:

• “Well, You Needn’t”
• “Round Midnight”
• “Straight, No Chaser”

The 10th week culminates in a performance at RMI and/or at a local venue.

The ability to play a tune from beginning to end is a requirement for all ensembles.

~Ask your private teacher if this class is right for you

Play songs such as:

• “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love”
• “Panama”
• “Eruption”

The 10th week culminates in a performance at RMI and/or at a local venue.

The ability to play a tune from beginning to end is a requirement for all ensembles.

~Ask your private teacher if this class is right for you