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SUMMARY:Grant Event -- Hearing\, Sight\, Touch\, and Proprioception: Enabling the Four Senses of Piano Playing for Optimal Learning and Performing
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Salem\nPresenter: Dr. Stephen Lewis[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dr. Stephen Lewis\, PhD\, DMA\, is a Portland-based composer\, pianist\, conductor\, and teacher whose compositions inhabit the terrain between sound as physical sensation and sound as signifier of culture. Stephen’s opera\, Noon at Dusk\, was hailed as “delectable\,” with a “constantly shifting sonic world [that] proved fascinating and effective.” Recent and upcoming performance engagements include concerts with the Oregon Symphony\, the Agnieszka Laska Dancers\, the Astoria Music Festival\, and Fear No Music’s Young Composers Project as well as a live broadcast on All-Classical Radio. He has performed throughout the United States and in Italy. Stephen holds a PhD in composition and a DMA in piano from UC-San Diego\, and a BMus from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Stephen teaches piano\, composition\, music theory\, and conducting privately at his home and from St. Stephen’s Episcopal Parish\, where he serves as music director and organist. Stephen enjoys baking bread\, reading\, wine tasting\, and hiking with his wife. See more at his websites: www.stephenlewiscomposer.com (artistic) and www.chopinois.com (teaching).[/expand] \nProgram Description: Everyone longs to learn music so well[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=”]that we can perform with ease\, grace\, and command of ourselves and the instrument. It often feels like a mysterious\, alchemical process to arrive there: how do we go from learning and struggling to real mastery? The answer lies in large part in the four senses we use when performing: hearing\, sight\, touch\, and proprioception. All four of these senses must be engaged for stellar performances\, but we often do not know how to make the best use of them or how to teach our students to do so. \nIn this talk\, Dr. Lewis will speak about how we must lead first and foremost with our hearing; how our eyes can be powerful allies or can make our practice and performance suffer; how touch and proprioception reinforce an intuitive and resilient connection between the musician and the instrument. He will talk about specific teaching and practice strategies to optimize how we use our senses. Recent neuroscience research on how our brain processes sensory input and turns it into motor action and creative thought will be explorer. Ultimately\, this will help us better reach the place where we can feel empowered to perform creatively\, boldly\, and expressively.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-hearing-sight-touch-and-proprioception-enabling-the-four-senses-of-piano-playing-for-optimal-learning-and-performaing/
LOCATION:Broadway Coffeehouse\, 1300 Broadway St NE #100\, Salem\, Oregon\, 97301
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Butler":MAILTO:butlers9@frontier.com
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Getting to Know our Neighbor: A Pianist's Guide to Pedagogical Repertoire
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Hillsboro\nPresenter: Dr. Ricardo de la Torre[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]In demand as a performer\, teacher\, adjudicator\, and presenter\, Dr. Ricardo de la Torre currently serves as piano instructor for the Community Music Program at the University of Puget Sound\, where he was also staff accompanist for the School of Music. He has played in concert venues in Mexico\, the United States\, Canada\, Spain\, Austria\, and France. A finalist and prize winner in several competitions in Mexico and the U.S.\, he received second prize at the Eleventh Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America\, sponsored by Indiana University’s Latin American Music Center and the Embassy of Spain. The recordings he made as a result of this competition were included in a two-CD collection released by the LAMC. Together with his wife\, Dr. Lark Powers\, Dr. de la Torre forms a piano duo that has performed internationally\, was a finalist of the United States International Piano Duo Competition in Colorado Springs and received a Silver Award at the first international competition of the Carles & Sofía Foundation of Spain. \nBorn in Mexico City\, Dr. de la Torre attended Escuela Superior de Música in his hometown\, where he received a Bachelor’s degree cum laude. He continued his studies at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music\, where he received a Master of Music degree and went on to graduate with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado\, Boulder\, where he worked as a teaching assistant. \nAn active presenter\, he has participated in numerous local\, regional\, and international conferences. The results of his research have been published in specialized journals in the U.S.\, Mexico\, and Colombia. \nHe is a visiting artist for the Washington State Music Teachers Association’s Music Artistry Program and has served on the faculty of East Central University in Ada\, OK. He has also taught music analysis at Pacific Lutheran University. Currently he is pianist at First Lutheran Church in Tacoma where he directs its summer concert series Listen Live at Lunch.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Mexican composers have produced a wealth of piano music of pedagogical value.[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=”]This lecture will offer a panorama of elementary to late intermediate teaching repertoire by Mexican composers from the 19th to the 21st centuries\, discuss its main characteristics and performance tradition\, and provide information about its availability in the U.S.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-getting-to-know-our-neighbor-a-pianists-guide-to-pedagogical-repertoire/
LOCATION:Calvary Lutheran Church\, 937 NE Jackson School Rd\, Hillsboro\, OR\, 97124\, United States
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Holly Counts":MAILTO:hollycounts@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Grant Event -- Practice Smarter\, Not Longer
DESCRIPTION:Contact for Zoom link: Rosanne Smith\nPresenting District: Linn-Benton\nPresenter: Dr. Lark Powers[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]In demand as a solo and collaborative artist as well as an adjudicator and presenter\, Dr. Lark Powers has performed at such venues as Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center\, the 92nd Street Y in New York City and at the Library of Congress in Washington\, D.C. Internationally she has been heard in Europe\, Mexico\, and Canada. In addition to numerous collaborations with ensembles\, including the Tacoma Symphony\, Fort Collins Symphony\, the Washington-Idaho Symphony\, and the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado\, she appears in frequent two-piano concerts as part of the duo she forms with pianist Ricardo de la Torre. Locally she is a frequent performer on the Listen Live at Lunch series at the First Lutheran Church of Tacoma\, the Second City Chamber Series\, and the faculty artist series at Pacific Lutheran University. \nLark received a DMA in piano performance from the University of Colorado Boulder\, and holds three Master’s degrees (in piano\, theory pedagogy and in harpsichord) and a graduate performance diploma in piano from the Peabody Institute. Her undergraduate studies occurred at the University of the Pacific\, where she earned a BM in piano performance\, summa cum laude\, after which she attended the Conservatoire National de Région de Paris for three years where she won a premier prix. \nA Nationally Certified Teacher of Music and a Washington State Visiting Artist\, Lark teaches at Pacific Lutheran University where she instructs applied lessons and accompanying and coordinates the group keyboard program. Dr. Powers has presented on topics including managing performance anxiety\, the creativity inherent in the Baroque repertoire\, the pedagogy of keyboard harmony\, and more. She is a proponent of new music\, specializing in the music of Latin American composers\, and can be heard on recordings with the Pan Pacific Ensemble on Albany records and the Cherry Creek Flute Duo.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Practice is the most significant element which will determine a musician’s success and enjoyment of their craft.[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=”]However\, many musicians were never taught how to practice\, and some of what we think we know about learning can be updated. A few easily incorporated practice strategies can greatly increase progress and make practicing more efficient. This presentation will delve into fascinating research on how the brain learns and how this relates to music and practicing. Offering innovative and practical advice\, topics discussed will include organization\, spacing\, the effectiveness of interleaved (random) repetition\, first-time retrieval strategies\, performance preparation\, and common practice mistakes. With strategies to overcome the challenge of getting started\, making improvement that sticks\, staying focused\, and planning the next session\, this presentation will suggest ideas that can make practice rewarding and effective. Strategic practice techniques create transformative changes\, which can be seen in overall progress as well as in performing comfort and success.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-practice-smarter-not-longer-2/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Rosanne Smith":MAILTO:rosannecs@aol.com
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SUMMARY:Grant Event -- Pianists and the Brain
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Umpqua Valley-South Coast\nPresenter: Dr. Diane Baxter[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dr. Diane Baxter\, pianist\, educator and consultant\, is the editor of The Oregon Musician. She recently retired as Professor of Music at Western Oregon University where she received the Faculty Honors Award for Outstanding Creativity and the Pastega Award for Excellence in Teaching. Diane taught studio piano and courses in Ethnomusicology\, Performance Anxiety\, and Research Methods. Dr. Baxter has adjudicated the Woodley Festival in Berkshire\, England on several occasions. She adjudicates for all ages\, and all levels. Diane consults and performs far and wide\, often giving workshops on doing our best under pressure. “The Science of Artistry: The Fourth String” was published in Clavier Companion in Nov/Dec 2013. Diane’s article\, “Ethnomusicology and Alchemy” was published in the April/May 2020 edition of American Music Teacher. Diane performs and teaches in France each summer\, and in 2018 she began an international annual workshop on the shores of Loch Etive in the Scottish Highlands. The focus is on performance success and doing our best when it matters most. The workshop is thriving. Closer to home\, recently Diane started writing the program notes for Corvallis Piano International and she continues to perform as principal keyboardist for the Newport Symphony. She lives\, writes\, plays and thinks in Brownsville\, Oregon.[/expand] \nProgram Description: How do we hear?[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=”]What happens in the brain when we learn simple five finger patterns? What knowledge about brain function assists us as we learn new music? How do we process music? What does it mean “to know” a piece of music? How do we recall music? How does the athleticism of piano playing shape our behavior? This talk presents basic information about neurological functions from the performer’s point of view. It is a fascinating and diverse body of information.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-pianists-and-the-brain/
LOCATION:825 Umpqua College Rd\, 825 Umpqua College Rd\, Roseburg\, OR\, 97470
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Tammy Johnson":MAILTO:tamfinch@hotmail.com
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