Music Instruction Studio

Specialties

Since 2004 over thousand students have taken music lessons at our 2 different locations, more than at any other studio in Hixson or East Brainerd. We started as a very small school but have grown to become one the largest music schools in Chattanooga area.

MIS offers private lessons in:

Guitar

Bass

Piano/​Keyboard

Drums

Voice

Violin

Viola

Cello

Flute

Saxophone

Clarinet

Mandolin

Fiddle

MIS offers group classes in:

Music Theory

Kindermusik (Pre-​school age music classes)

MIS also has workshops in:

Songwriting

Pro-​tools recording software

MIS has two low pressure recitals each school year.

History

Established in 2004.

Music Instruction Studio opened in a 4 room small studio on June 1 2004. With Jon Colston and Chris Goforth teaching guitar and bass. Since then MIS has expanded the East Brainerd location 3 times to 14 private studios, a class room, and a store. With a staff approaching 30, MIS now teaches over 20 different instruments. In 2010 MIS will have another expansion at the location.

In 2007 MIS opened the Hixson location and is planning a major expansion in 2011.

2012 MIS double this size of the Hixson.

2014 MIS celebrates 10 years in business.

Meet the Business Owner

Jon C.

Business Owner

Music

Jon start playing guitar at age 6 when his mother taught him first 3 chords. At age 14, Jon began studying the guitar and music. When 1987 came Jon started playing with his first garage band. Professional gigs came along in 1990, with Jon playing bass in a country band. Years to follow saw Jon perfroming in clubs throughout south playing various styles of music.

Jon appears on Michelle Young’s Marked for Madness album. Jon also has an album credit on the Dixie Dregs’ California Screamin album (although this is for investing in the album). In 2004, Jon peformed in Toronto Canada with Real World.

In 1988, Jon taught his first guitar lesson. Now over 1000 students have taken from Jon. He still teaches but only a limited number of students.

Business

Jon started Music Instruction Studio in 2004 with a long time friend. In 2005 Jon because the sole owner of MIS. Today MIS has two locations in the Chattanooga area and employees over 25 people