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Presenting District: Rogue Valley Presenter: Dr. Stephen Lewis Program Description: This talk is an in-depth look at the wrist motions involved in piano playing (lateral, up-down, elliptical, rotational, drawer, and stationary) and how they help various techniques and textures we … Read more »
Presenting District: Eugene Presenter: Dr. Alex Tutunov, NCTM Program Description: The master pianist/teacher will work with piano students in a master class setting while the audience is invited to learn by observing. Presenter Bio: Alexander Tutunov is widely recognized as … Read more »
Location parking: (3 hrs of parking is free in the Library Parkade) Presenting District: Salem Presenters: Dr. Ricardo de la Torre and Dr. Lark Powers Program Description: Much has been written about the value, advantages, and disadvantages of piano method … Read more »
Presenting District: Linn-Benton Presenter: Dr. Brian Hsu Location: Studio of Bonnie Esbensen Program Description: Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies have been popular with students and performers over the last few decades. In this presentation, Dr. Hsu will briefly survey the origins of … Read more »
Presenting District: Blue Mountain Presenter: Dr. Barbara Baird Program Description: How do we play Baroque music expressively, in a way that shows stylistic awareness, and yet in a way that accommodates the instrument being used? CPE Bach wrote in his … Read more »
Presenting District: Rogue Valley Presenter: Dr. Michelle Huang Program Description in two sessions: (Morning Session 10 am to 12 pm) It is a lifelong challenge for pianists to make a beautiful cantabile sound on the piano, but it is possible through … Read more »
Location: Check with district president for location Presenting District: Salem Presenter: Deborah Cleaver Program Description: This presentation will focus on the practical aspects of the Taubman approach that can be incorporated without a lot of training. Teachers will learn the most … Read more »
Location: Check with district president for location Presenting District: Central Oregon Presenter: Melissa Terrall Program Description: How can music teachers help students face the daunting challenge of performance anxiety? In this practical workshop, we will discuss practical strategies to prepare students … Read more »
Presenting District: Umatilla-Morrow Presenter: Dr. Michelle Huang This is a two-part class: 10:00 am to 12 pm and 1:30 to 3:30 pm (master class time) Program Description: “I played through it without the music just fine before!” We have all been … Read more »
Presenting District: Mid-Columbia Presenter: Dr. Alex Tutunov, NCTM Two masterclasses with break: 1:30 to 3:00 pm and 3:15 to 4:45 pm Program Description: The master pianist/teacher will work with piano students in a master class setting while the audience is invited … Read more »
