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Anchorage Folk Festival

by David McCormick January 11, 2013

The Anchorage Folk Festival offers FREE entertainment and workshops the weekends of Jan. 18-20 and 25-27. It’s a great way to expose kids to more music. Performing at the festival’s annual kickoff party and fundraiser are the Super Saturated Sugar Strings, featuring three of our teachers here at Hillside Music. Info at www.AnchorageFolkFestival.org

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How to Buy a First Guitar

by David McCormick December 9, 2012

A frequent question from parents is whether to start children on electric guitars or acoustic guitars. Most kids interested in playing rock will obviously want an electric guitar, but there is a widespread idea that it is somehow better for them to start with a “regular” guitar. I have no idea where this idea started. […]

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Honor Orchestra

by David McCormick March 4, 2012

Congratulations to our Honor Orchestra students, who performed Thursday at West High Auditorium. I thought you all sounded wonderful!

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Debut CD from Matt Brenna

by David McCormick December 11, 2011

It started with a $4 microphone, the beginning of what was to become a new digital recording studio. Two years later, teacher Matt Brenna and his band have finished their first CD. It’s self-titled, Big Fat Buddha, and includes 12 songs written by Matt. It’s available on iTunes, or at bigfatbuddhaband.com Congratulations Matt!

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Free Irish music and dance event

by David McCormick April 6, 2011

The Irish Club of Alaska and McGinley’s Pub have organized a monthly Irish music session and dance that’s aimed at families with children. The next one will be Sunday, April 17, from 4-7 p.m. at McGinley’s. Tim Feller will be calling the dances and some of our former students will be in the band.

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Welcome! And please join in…

by David McCormick February 14, 2010

We have a lot of thoughts we’d like to share about music, and we’d like for you to share your own ideas and questions too. So we’re collecting them all here. Have an opinion to offer or a question to ask?  Just click on “comments” below and send it along.

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