Due to unsafe road conditions for Anchorage and surrounding areas, UAA’s Anchorage campus will be on a delayed start today, Thursday, Dec. 4. Campus will open at 10 a.m. to allow for safer travel.
Faculty
UAA is home to a multi-talented, passionate group of music educators that includes 5 full-time faculty and numerous adjuncts. Our faculty are immensely involved in the Anchorage music scene and serve as performers, artistic directors and guest conductors for the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, the Anchorage Concert Chorus and the Anchorage Opera, to name a few. In addition to community involvement, many of our faculty regularly perform nationally and internationally both as ensembles and as soloists. Please use the links below to learn more about our esteemed faculty.
The chair of the Department of Music is Dr. Grant Cochran.
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Brass
Jeff Manley, AdjunctTuba
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Conducting
Dr. Grant Cochran, Department Chair; Professor of Music
Vocal/Choral Conducting
ARTS 358
(907) 786-1523
grcochran@alaska.eduLinn Weeda, Adjunct
ARTS 363
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Ensembles
Dr. Armin Abdihodzic, Professor of Music
Guitar and Jazz Ensembles
ARTS 368
(907) 786-1554
aabdihodzic@alaska.eduARTS 361(907) 786-1698
jlutterman@alaska.eduDr. Mari Hahn, Professor of Music -
Ethnomusicology
Dr. Maria Williams, Director of Alaska Native Studies; Professor of Music
SSB 378
(907) 786-6136
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Guitar
Mischa Shimek, Adjunct
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Jazz
Dr. Armin Abdihodzic, Professor of Music
ARTS 368
(907) 786-1554
aabdihodzic@alaska.eduJohn Damberg, Adjunct
Drums
jbdamberg@alaska.eduDr. Nicholas Petumenos, Adjunct
Piano and Guitar
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Music Education
Christopher Song, Assistant ProfessorMusic EducationARTS 359(907)786-1508Dr. Bruce Wood, Adjunct
Methods of Teaching Music K-12
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Music History
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Music Theory
Dr. John Lutterman, Professor of Music
Music Theory, Orchestration, Counterpoint
ARTS 361
(907) 786-1698
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Percussion
John Damberg, Adjunct
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Piano
Janet Carr-Campbell, Department Accompanist
Jcarr16@alaska.eduDr. Tamara McCoy, Adjunct
Functional Piano
ARTS 367
tamccoy@alaska.eduRumi Smith, Adjunct
rksmith@alaska.eduJanet Stiles, Department Accompanist -
Strings
Dr. John Lutterman, Professor of Music
Cello and String Bass
ARTS 361
(907) 786-1698
jlutterman@alaska.edu - Voice
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Woodwinds
Dr. Laura Koenig, Adjunct