For more than two decades, Valley Music Institute (VMI) has given local musicians a place to rehearse, perform and build community through live music.
The VMI program offers musicians the opportunity to be part of a band. The program hosts sessions throughout the year where students meet once a week at ModSpot in downtown Modesto to practice music of their choosing.
Whether students are advanced or beginners on their respective instruments, VMI provides an opportunity for them to learn and collaborate with other musicians. Program director, Darin Morris, has led this program for the past two decades.
Morris has had a passion for music since he was a teenager. He played in bands, took lessons anyway he could and eventually attended the Guitar Institute of Technology in Los Angeles, now known as Musicians Institute…