A place where musicians can create without compromise.
The Institute for the Musical Arts features the Big Barn performing and recording complex with over 3,000 square feet of professionally-designed acoustic spaces nestled in the quiet countryside and equipped with a wide variety of recording gear, instruments, and amplifiers to inspire you to produce your best work.
What We Offer
The Institute for the Musical Arts offers a variety of Workshops, Summer Programs, Concerts, and Special Events throughout the year. I.M.A.’s location is ideal for educational programs as well as entertainment events. Some of what we offer is detailed below.
Contact us for further information on our events and classes.
Or check out our Events Calendar for our current roster of classes and events.
Summer Programs
IMA’s residential summer music programs give participants access to top notch musical facilities and instruments, veteran professional musicians and time with visiting artists. Most importantly they have plenty of time for musical exploration and collaboration with other musicians.
Students will have the choice of sleeping inside the barn bunkhouse or outside in yurts (large round Mongolian-styled tents on a wooden platform). They will also have access to private bathrooms and showers, delicious (and nutritious) meals, an array of electric and acoustic instruments, and practice space.
Registration for the 2025 Season will be announced in January.
See our Events Calendar for details.
Workshops
IMA workshops and weekend retreats cover a wide range of aspects within the field of music and music business including: voice and instrumental development; songwriting, composing and arranging; studio recording, engineering and producing; as well as booking, management, marketing, publishing and licensing.
Including:
- Voice and Instrumental Development.
- Songwriting.
- Composing and Arranging.
- Studio Recording.
- Engineering and Producing; as well as booking, management, marketing, publishing and licensing.
- And more!
Concerts
IMA offers an on-going series of concerts featuring established female performers as well as showcasing students and artists who have recorded at the IMA studio.
See our Events Calendar for details and more!
Karen Kane Tech Scholarship
In honor of long-time recording/sound engineer Karen Kane, a scholarship has been established to support the technical education of a young woman who’d like to go into the recording/sound engineering arts. Money donated in Karen’s name will go directly to defray the tuition at the hands-on studio program at Institute for the Musical Arts which was co-founded by June Millington and Ann Hackler.
Checks may be made payable to I.M.A. with a memo for the “Karen Kane Tech Scholarship” Mail checks to: I.M.A., P. O. Box 867, Goshen, MA 01032