Department of Music | University of Alaska Anchorage

Nurture Your Talent

UAA Music programs foster excellence in the preparation of music students for graduate school, teacher training or other careers in music. Music faculty and programs also serve as an important community resource in the training of pre-college talent. The Department seeks to serve the lifelong learning component of the university mission by offering the Alaskan community access to opportunities for continuing education.

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Ambitious Symposium

By Mike DunhamSeptember 24, 2016
The sound of guitars will occupy the Fine Arts Building at the University of Alaska Anchorage this week. From Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 guitar teachers, students, professional players, novices and members of the public who can't tell a capo from a C string have the chance to attend free and ticketed concerts, go to workshops and lectures and sit in on master classes. (Read More)
Mic Check: Jonathan Cannamore

By KTVA Daybreak July 15, 2016

With a mix of indie, alternative, acoustic and folk, homegrown artist Jonathan Cannamore hopes to make it big one day. A recent UAA graduate, Cannamore is working on his second album while earning hsi Master's Degree in education. (Read More)
World-Class Musician

By Heather HintzeApril 29, 2016

“Piano is such a rich instrument. It enables you to play anything from Beatles to Bach,” he said. “It’s like having an orchestra at your finger tips.”

Minkstimas has been playing since he was four years old. He’s classically trained but dabbles in a bit of everything.

“I’m working on including music from video games and movies because they’re relevant,” he said, as he finished playing the iconic “Peanuts” theme song. “That’s the time we live in and it’s wonderful because there are so many ways music reaches people and listeners.” (Read More)