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Presenting District: Salem Presenter: Heidi Evans, NCTM Program Description: Heidi shares tips on preparing students for Syllabus exams at all levels and tiers, combining the perspective of a teacher of average students and the perspective of a Syllabus adjudicator to … Read more »
Presenting District: Blue Mountain Presenter: Dianne Davies Program Description: Dianne Davies uses a series of folksongs and Christmas carols to teach all levels of the OMTA Syllabus chord progressions and put them into music. The right hand melodies are given … Read more »
Presenting District: Rogue Valley Presenter: Melissa Terrall Program Description: From Tomás León and Guadalupe Olmeda to José Rolón, Melissa presents profiles and representative works of notable Mexican composers. She will showcase the diversity of Mexican piano repertoire, from salon pieces … Read more »
Presenting District: Umatilla-Morrow Presenter: Melissa Terrall, M.M. Program Description: How can music teachers help students face the daunting challenge of performance anxiety? In this practical workshop, we will discuss strategies to prepare students for successful performances, from mindset shifts to … Read more »
Presenting District: Linn-Benton Presenter: Deborah Cleaver, M.M. Program Description: An examination of the technical tools needed for facile, fluid playing. Presenter Bio: Deborah Ingram Cleaver holds a Master of Music degree in piano performance from Boston University where she studied … Read more »
Presenting District: Hillsboro Area Presenter: Emily Ross, BME, MCP Program Description: Does it seem like you are seeing more tears in the piano studio than you used to, or students just completely shutting down? You are not alone. Understanding anxiety … Read more »
Presenting District: Umatilla-Morrow Presenter: Emily Ross, BME, MCP Program Description: Does it seem like you are seeing more tears in the piano studio than you used to, or students just completely shutting down? You are not alone. Understanding anxiety on … Read more »
Presenting District: Eugene Presenter: Dr. Lisa Neher Program Description: Teaching one-on-one and managing your own studio can be rewarding, but it can also lead to exhaustion, over-scheduled lives, and eventually the dreaded burnout. Meanwhile, “selfcare” and “wellness” have become products … Read more »
Presenting District: Salem Presenter: Dr. Lisa Neher Program Description: Teaching one-on-one and managing your own studio can be rewarding, but it can also lead to exhaustion, over-scheduled lives, and eventually the dreaded burnout. Meanwhile, “selfcare” and “wellness” have become products … Read more »
Presenting District: Central Oregon Presenter: Dr. Stephen Lewis, NCTM 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 … Read more »
