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April 2019
Grant Event: The Art of Phrasing
Mary Hall Kogen teaches how to put excitement and meaning into every note, played from your musical heart and soul.
Find out more »Grant Event: Acquiring Aural Skills: Listening Deeply
This workshop, facilitated by Dr. Johnandrew Slominski (former theory and aural skills faculty at the Eastman School of Music), opens a conversation about teaching and learning through a nuanced aural curriculum.
Find out more »Grant Event: Ornamentation and Performance Practice in the Sonatas of Scarlatti
Presenter: Dr. Matt Cooper Presenting District: Central Oregon Program Description: Many of us are familiar with the principles of ornamentation in the Baroque, but are less certain about what to do with ornaments in the Viennese Classical period and the time of transition leading up to it (mid-to-late 18th century). This lecture will cover the realization of turns, trills, and appoggiaturas, as well as arpeggios and the so-called “Haydn ornament.” Possibilities for adding ornaments to Classic repertoire will also be explored. About…
Find out more »Grant Event: Pianists and the Brain – Part 1
Dr. Diane Baxter, NCTM, will present basic information about neurological functions from the musical performer’s point of view.
Find out more »Grant Event: Pianists and the Brain – Part 2
Dr. Diane Baxter, NCTM, presents basic information about neurological functions from the musical performer’s point of view.
Find out more »ESMAR Assesments
Chair: Jan Mittelstaedt
Forms: https://oregonmta.org/programs/esmar/
ESMAR (Extended Study of Musicianship and Repertoire) is an educational program, which gives advanced high school and adults students a challenging goal.
Find out more »District Event: Sacred Recital
Chair: Laura Davis
District: Tualatin Valley
Event Information: https://tvomta.org/events-1
Registration: https://omta.leggierosw.com/
Specifically sacred music—any music appropriate for some part of a worship service—can be performed. Open for solos, duets or ensembles. It is non-competitive, and unique in that students do NOT have to memorize their piece (no photocopies). It is the only festival of its type in the state.
Register on Leggiero. Checks to Laura Davis, postmarked by April 6, 2019.
May 2019
ESMAR Recital
Chair: Jan Mittelstaedt
Forms: https://oregonmta.org/programs/esmar/
ESMAR (Extended Study of Musicianship and Repertoire) is an educational program, which gives advanced high school and adults students a challenging goal.
Find out more »June 2019
State Composition Celebration
Chair: Dianne Davies
Forms: https://oregonmta.org/programs/esmar/
The Composition Celebration is a non-competitive music festival that provides young composers with an opportunity for creativity and self-expression. Open to students from beginner through post-college adult levels, compositions of all musical styles and instrumentation are welcome!
Find out more »Syllabus Level X State Recital
Chair: Lacie Mitts
Forms: https://oregonmta.org/programs/syllabus/
Entry Deadline: May 24, 2019
For those students who are taking Level X Syllabus exams, there is an opportunity to share their advanced repertoire at a state recital where students from all districts gather to perform.
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