Our experienced teachers understand that a students first lessons are the most important they will ever have. Our goal is to provide the most enjoyable introduction to music possible.

We teach just one student at a time in order to focus solely on each students interests and abilities. We try to teach favorite songs from the very first lesson. From there, we focus on the techniques and repertoire of each students own favorite styles, and offer encouragement and preparation to begin playing music socially at our group sessions and recitals.

Our teachers specialize in a very wide variety of music, from traditional folk and classical to modern rock.Lesson prices are $30 or $35 per half hour, varying by teachers experience. Theres a one-time registration fee of $25 per family.

Highlights and features

Guitar, Piano, Violin

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Miranda Bourgeois

Piano

Miranda studied classical and jazz piano at UAA and has taught here for six years. She teaches all styles as well as composition and improvisation.

Matt Brenna

Guitar

Matt has a degree in music from Alaska Pacific University and performs regularly with his band, Big Fat Buddha. He teaches beginning to advanced guitar, bass and banjo.

Lesley Lepley

Violin

Lesley became enchanted with the violin as a child and went on to play with the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra for 5 years before taking a break to get an MBA from UAA. She specializes in classical music but enjoys fiddling around with other other styles also.

David McCormick

Mandolin & Ukulele

David is the owner of Hillside Music. He teaches electric and acoustic bass, mandolin and ukulele. He is strangely immune to the 5-string banjo, but teaches Irish tenor banjo and bouzouki.

John Croas

Sep 22, 2017

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Excellent teacher, very patient, could teach a hippo to play the harp. Particularly recommend to older students.