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!

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

Attention horn players…

This one-of-a-kind training experience will pull back the curtain and reveal seldom talked about brass playing secrets of the superstar pop horn sections.

Shortcut your journey and uncover the little known steps to improving your playing skills quickly.

This class is perfect for:

1) Comeback players who haven’t had a chance to play in a band since high school or college.

2) High school or college age music students who want to play commercial music instead of marching band, wind ensemble or standard big band repertoire.

3) Proficient horn players of all ages who are interested in learning popular music style and performing live with a pop band.

“If you’re a horn player and always wondered what it was like to play in a band then this class is for you!”

What is a commercial or pop music horn section?

Typically it’s a 3-6 member group that includes saxes, trumpets and trombones. From Sinatra to Soul and beyond, bands and artists have used horns to add punch to their hit songs. Tower of Power, Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire and Blood Sweat & Tears are just a few groups that have incorporated horns directly into their music.

Our fist class will cover R&B music and more…

In this class Bobby will dissect and analyze recordings to teach you the nuances and specialized techniques of pop horn playing. He will actually bring in some of the original charts from hit songs.

You’ll learn the horn lines to such great hits as…

• Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
• My Girl
• Chain of Fools
• Respect
• Soul Man
• Rescue Me
• Uptight
• Dancin’ In The Street
• Mustang Sally…and others

Play in several RMI ensembles and players clubs including: R&B/Soul, Jazz, Rock, Funk and many more!