Atlanta Institute Of Music
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The Atlanta Institute Of Music is a 24000 square feet (2,229.7 m²) facility with an instrumental certificate program for guitar
, bass
and drum
s. A recording arts program, complete with DigiDesign Pro Tools training, began in October 2008. The facility comprises classrooms, recording studio
s, a library, private lesson rooms, a performance hall, a student lounge, and video viewing and practice areas, and digital practice rooms. The performance halls and classrooms are outfitted with the latest, top-of-the-line amplification gear, acoustic and electric drum kit
s and recording equipment. It is located in Duluth
, Georgia
.
Guitarist
Jason Becker
once performed a 90 minute guitar clinic
at the school.
Also Richie Kotzen
and Paul Gilbert
performed a guitar clinic at the school.
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s. A recording arts program, complete with DigiDesign Pro Tools training, began in October 2008. The facility comprises classrooms, recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
s, a library, private lesson rooms, a performance hall, a student lounge, and video viewing and practice areas, and digital practice rooms. The performance halls and classrooms are outfitted with the latest, top-of-the-line amplification gear, acoustic and electric drum kit
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
s and recording equipment. It is located in Duluth
Duluth, Georgia
Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia and an increasingly more affluent and developed suburb of Atlanta. Unincorporated portions of Forsyth County also have Duluth as a mailing address, though this area is outside city limits...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
.
Guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Jason Becker
Jason Becker
Jason Eli Becker is an American virtuoso neo-classical metal guitarist and composer. At the age of 16, he became part of the Mike Varney-produced duo Cacophony with his friend Marty Friedman. They released Speed Metal Symphony in 1987 and Go Off! in 1988...
once performed a 90 minute guitar clinic
Clinic (music)
A musical clinic is an informal meeting with a guest musician, where a small-to-medium sized audience questions the musician's styles and techniques and also how to improve their own skill. The musician might perform an entire piece, or demonstrate certain techniques for the audience to observe.The...
at the school.
Also Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.At a young age, Richie Kotzen was taken by music and first began playing piano at the age of five. At the age of seven he was inspired by the band KISS to learn the electric guitar...
and Paul Gilbert
Paul Gilbert
Paul Brandon Gilbert is an American guitarist. He is well known for his technical guitar work with Racer X and Mr...
performed a guitar clinic at the school.