Category Archives: MIS News
Fall Sale 2018
Want To Take Music Lesson At Music Instruction Studio
Save on Lessons!
Our Fall Sale is live! Sale ends on Halloween.
We have 2 options.
- 2 month of 30 min lessons for 25% off
- 2 month of hour lessons for 25% off
MIS Hixson Welcomes New Instructors Smith and Doran
MIS is please to announce, we have two new instructors. Dr. Nicole Doran & Greg Smith, both instructors will be teaching at our Hixson location. They are now taking new students, so call today to get the best times slots before our summer rush hits.
Dr. Nicole Doran – Piano, Voice & Woodwinds (Hixson)
Dr. Nicole Doran has loved music from a young age and enjoys musical adventures with her students. Every day she finds ways to connect a singing tone to work with pianist, singers and other woodwind performers. She studied bassoon performance, music education classes, woodwind and vocal techniques at the University of Miami with Luciano Magnaninni and completed her studies in performance, music history and music composition at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory on a full scholarship with William Winstead and Allan Sapp. Since that time she has performed with Northern Kentucky Symphony and the Atlantic Classical Orchestra, performed many original compositions at churches in the DC area. She has performed at Eastern Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, and Arkansas Music Festival.
When her family settled in Tennessee she served as adjunct music faculty with Bryan College and taught college seniors courses that would prepare them for the next level of musicianship after graduation. She has worked as an assistant children’s choir director at North Shore Fellowship and promotes classical music and the arts in many ways throughout the region and online with a youtube website at https://www.youtube.com/user/nicoledoranmusic/playlists and is registered with the Tennessee Arts Commission.
Greg Smith – Drum, Percussion, Woodwinds & Brass (Hixson)
Greg Smith has been an instructor since 1980. He holds a Bachelors of Arts in Music Performance and a Bachelor of Music Education. He has toured extensively throughout the United States as the back beat for many bands.
As a Music Educator, Greg has instructed numerous school drum lines and ensembles who performed at major theme parks, stadiums, on radio and television broadcasts. his students have won awards and scholarships. Several have launched successful careers in the music industry. Greg is author of the Dynamic Drumming series and composer/ arranger with his steel band: AmeriCalypso
8 Week Group Beginner Guitar Class
ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT!!!
Location: MIS East Brainerd
Starting 8-9-18
Time: 7-8pm
Instructor: Jon Colston
Beginner Guitar Class (Ages-12 & up) Get introduced to the basics of guitar in our fun, relaxed group environment. Learn simple tunes to build up an accessible repertoire of songs and skills. You’ll be playing a song by the end of the first class. For the very beginner.
What to Bring
6 String Guitar, Digital Tuner (we recommend the clip-on Snark Tuner or the Cleartune App), Picks (light to medium gauge), and a we recommend bringing a Notebook or Digital Recorder to take notes- though handouts will be provided. Acoustic and Electric guitars are welcome. Though, amplifiers need to be approved by the teacher. If possible, please come to the first class with your guitar tuned. But don’t worry, we will teach you to tune your guitar!
Back To School Sale – 6 Week Offer
It is mid-summer and we are continuing to fill-up remaining open slots! Here is a great opportunity for you or your family to take advantage of some saving for back to school. Don’t wait! We are filling up for fall lessons already. The best way to secure your slot for the fall is to get in NOW.
MIS is offering a 6 week Back To School special for lessons. The price is $170.00. It includes your registration fee too. Need Hour Lessons? We have a option for 6 weeks of 1 Hour Lessons.
MIS Welcome Two New Voice Instructors
MIS is please to announce, we have two new voice instructors. Heather Craig & Megan Janusch, both instructors will be teaching at our East Brainerd location. They are now taking new students, so call today to get the best times slots before our summer rush hits.
Megan Janusch – Piano & Voice (E Brainerd)
Megan Janusch is a performing vocalist with a passion for teaching and helping each musician reach their goals. Miss Janusch received her Vocal Performance degree from Wayne State University where she studied with the head of the vocal department and most noted Sopranos in Detroit, Michigan; Frances N. Brockington. She began her teaching career in the Metro-Detroit area where she taught private lessons to students of all ages. She has prepared multiple vocalist for competitions including the Michigan School Vocal Music Association where her students received Excellent Division I ratings. She has performed and taught music from multiple different genres and always encourages students to learn more. Miss Janusch has performed all over the United States in noted halls such as Carnegie Hall New York, NY, Orchestra Hall Chicago, IL, and Orchestra Hall Detroit, MI. Other performances have been with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Wayne State University’s Opera Workshop, and Wayne State University’s Vocal Division Recitals. Additionally, Miss Janusch was a cantor at Holy Name Parish in Birmingham, MI for two years and performed the National and Canadian Anthem for several Grosse Pointe, MI Commodore Balls. Some of her leading roles included performing as the second Christine Daae from the Phantom of the Opera in the state of Michigan and as Miss Hannigan in the musical Annie. For three years she competed at the National Association of Teachers of Singing while attending several master classes with many noted coaches from universities all over Michigan. Miss Janusch has a positive and fun attitude about learning and looks forward to teaching new students within the Chattanooga area. She believes music is a gift and is honored to teach at Music Instruction Studio-East Brainerd location.
Heather Craig – Piano & Voice (E Brainerd)
Heather’s love for music started as a young child, singing as early as 3 years of age. She began taking piano lessons at 8 and singing solos in church a couple of years later. While at Baylor School, she was a member of the Concert Choir and studied voice. Heather obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education: Vocal from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with highest honors. Since then, she has sung professionally, taught private lessons, and participated in and directed music for various musicals. Currently, Heather is a member of the worship arts team at First Baptist Fort Oglethorpe where she serves as a lead worshiper on the Frontline praise team, a member of the choir, and occasionally fills in on keys for the orchestra.