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 »

Presenting District: Linn-Benton Presenter: Melissa Terrall, M. M. Program Description: From Tomás León and Guadalupe Olmeda to José Rolón, Melissa presents profiles and representative works of notable Mexican composers. Drawing on her experience as a Fulbright scholar in Mexico City, … Read more »

Presenting District: Mid-Columbia Presenter: Dr. Alex Tutunov, NCTM Program Description: Dr. Tutunov will work with piano students in a master class setting while the audience is invited to learn by observing. In two sessions: 1:30 to 3 PM, and 3:15 … Read more »