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The HMI (The Houston Music Institute), is a music studio located in Memorial Drive, Houston Texas, which is famous for its impressive voice and piano teachers, who use unique techniques in order to teach their students how to properly read, write, and compose music.

Courses and Programs
The Houston Music Institute features traditional methods and Suzuki. The traditional methods include technique, composition, ear training, sight reading, theory (traditional, contemporary and jazz), improvisation, solo and ensemble work. The Houston Music Institute is the Trinity College of London center for Houston.

Course Offerings

Piano

 * Classes and private lessons for all ages
 * Pre-school (3-6 years) acoustical piano and electric keyboard

Voice (Vocal Teachings)

 * Pre-teen, teenage and adult classes
 * Private Lessons
 * Strings
 * Classical and Popular Divisions

Violin, viola, and cello
Music Theory Classes (All classes taken as a group)
 * classes (courses taken as a group) and private lessons

Guitar

 * Acoustic and Electric - Jazz and Classical

Woodwinds

 * Saxophone and Clarinet

Claims To Fame
Through the forefathers of pianoforte technic, music has been passed down to the amazing teachers, alumni, and students of the Houston Music Institute:

Beethoven taught Czerny. Czerny taught Franz List. Franz List taught Rhoman. Rhoman taught Dohnany. Dohnany taught Daniel. Daniel taught Martha Sugars. Martha Sugars taught Janelle Sugars. Martha Sugars also taught Patrick Aiden Devins.

Janelle and Martha Sugars taught HMI alumni, students, and some faculty members, all the while spreading their knowledge and experience, along with the knowledge and experience of some of the greatest musicians who have ever existed.

History
Founded in 1976, by Janelle Sugars, and her mother Martha Sugars, the Houston Music institute has exploded with popularity, and customers thanks to their notable alumni and more. Offering over 20 courses in theory, drama, different instruments, theater, and more, the Houston Music Institute is one of the most well-rounded and diverse music academies in the state of Texas. Situated in Memorial Drive Houston Texas, the Houston Music Institute also allows for easy access from all over the city, making it a popular location for students, faculty, and parents alike. Due to the fact that it is amidst an area full of diversity and culture, students and faculty alike can enjoy themselves in the rich aromas and delectable cuisines of the Memorial Houston Area after having experienced relaxing classes with the personnel at the HMI. The faculty at the Houston Music Institute pride themselves with the idea that they are creating a better place for future musicians. This is their goal and purpose; to create a better future through music, and thanks to the knowledge given to them by the forefathers of pianoforte technic, they have the ability to do so.

Notable alumni

 * Michael Swank – lead vocals, backing vocals (member of Myka Relocate)
 * Alinda Kelly - Judged the grammes in 2016
 * Cristos Alanis - played for an opera as their main pianist in Greece for a time
 * Nathaniel Kumar - Part-time singer in the Houston Opera
 * Cristopher Martinez - Part-time performer in the Houston Symphony

Secondary References
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