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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Turning Performance Anxiety into a Super Power
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Umatilla-Morrow\nPresenter: Melissa Terrall\, M.M. \nProgram 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 performance conditioning. Attendees will receive a digital packet of materials and activities for a fun and insightful studio group class on performance preparation! \nPresenter Bio: Melissa Terrall is a classical pianist and piano teacher from Portland\, Oregon. When a 2023-24 Fulbright scholar\, she studied Mexican piano repertoire with Dr. David Rodríguez de la Peña at Mexico City’s National Conservatory. While abroad\, Melissa offered lecture recitals and master classes\, expanding her skills in her second language. Melissa holds a master’s in piano performance from the University of Kansas\, where she studied with Dr. Scott McBride Smith. A passionate educator\, Melissa has held interim professorships at Clark College and Linfield University in addition to overseeing her private piano studio.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-turning-performance-anxiety-into-a-super-power-2/
LOCATION:Hermiston Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints\, 850 SW 11th St\, Hermiston\, OR\, 97838
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Milburn":MAILTO:sarahmilburn@yahoo.com
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - The Taubman Approach to Keyboard Mastery
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Linn-Benton\nPresenter: Deborah Cleaver\, M.M. \nProgram Description: An examination of the technical tools needed for facile\, fluid playing. \nPresenter Bio: Deborah Ingram Cleaver holds a Master of Music degree in piano performance from Boston University where she studied with the renowned pianist and pedagogue Leonard Shure. After finishing her degree\, she worked closely with Shure as his teaching assistant at New England Conservatory. \nMs. Cleaver has also spent many years studying the performance practice of the Baroque and Classic periods with such luminaries as Sandra Rosenblum\, Edward Parmentier\, and Elisabeth Wright. Her broad interests have resulted in lectures for universities and music teachers’ organizations\, ranging from the expressive aspects of Baroque performance practice to the correlation between Romantic literature and music.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-the-taubman-approach-to-keyboard-mastery/
LOCATION:2810 NW Skyline Dr\, 2810 NW Skyline Dr\, Corvallis\, OR\, 97330\, United States
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Lucy Watts":MAILTO:watts.lucy43@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Fragile Folks: Working with Anxious Music Students
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Hillsboro Area\nPresenter: Emily Ross\, BME\, MCP \nProgram 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 a neurological and on a cultural level can help you navigate these tricky waters. Anxiety is a particularly hairy concept as it is both a general descriptor and a diagnosis. Because we have all felt it\, it can be uncomfortable to talk about. Emily Ross\, board-certified music therapist\, has your back. This workshop will focus on clarifying definitions and the cultural context of anxiety. It will also cover newer terminology such as Trauma-Informed Care and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). Finally\, Emily will present concrete strategies to support a student without crossing into a therapist role. \nPresenter Bio: Emily Ross holds a Bachelor of Music Education from University of Colorado and a Master’s in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in music therapy from Naropa University. Her teaching experience includes public school band and general music (7 yrs)\, English as a Foreign Language (2 yrs) and university courses in music therapy and psychology (15 yrs). Additionally\, Emily has taught private lessons in guitar\, and French horn\, and trained and supervised practicum students in the field.  She is the owner of HoofnHorn Music Therapy Studio\, hnhmusictherapy.com\, where she specializes in connecting with those with learning differences including autism\, ADHD\, and developmental delay. She also offers trainings throughout Oregon and SW Washington. Information about trainings and workshops for music therapists\, teachers and parents can be found at EmilyRossTrainer.com. Emily played French horn in the Portland Wind Symphony for 18 years and is now enjoying learning Celtic harp and singing in the Portland Community Choir.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-fragile-folks-working-with-anxious-music-students/
LOCATION:Heart Strings Music Studio\, 2230 Pacific Ave\, Forest Grove\, OR\, 97116\, United States
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Cathy Pousson":MAILTO:hillsboro@oregonmta.org
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Fragile Folks: Working with Anxious Music Students
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Umatilla-Morrow\nPresenter: Emily Ross\, BME\, MCP \nProgram 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 a neurological and on a cultural level can help you navigate these tricky waters. Anxiety is a particularly hairy concept as it is both a general descriptor and a diagnosis. Because we have all felt it\, it can be uncomfortable to talk about. Emily Ross\, board-certified music therapist\, has your back. This workshop will focus on clarifying definitions and the cultural context of anxiety. It will also cover newer terminology such as Trauma-Informed Care and Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). Finally\, Emily will present concrete strategies to support a student without crossing into a therapist role. \nPresenter Bio: Emily Ross holds a Bachelor of Music Education from University of Colorado and a Master’s in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in music therapy from Naropa University. Her teaching experience includes public school band and general music (7 yrs)\, English as a Foreign Language (2 yrs) and university courses in music therapy and psychology (15 yrs). Additionally\, Emily has taught private lessons in guitar\, and French horn\, and trained and supervised practicum students in the field.  She is the owner of HoofnHorn Music Therapy Studio\, hnhmusictherapy.com\, where she specializes in connecting with those with learning differences including autism\, ADHD\, and developmental delay. She also offers trainings throughout Oregon and SW Washington. Information about trainings and workshops for music therapists\, teachers and parents can be found at EmilyRossTrainer.com. Emily played French horn in the Portland Wind Symphony for 18 years and is now enjoying learning Celtic harp and singing in the Portland Community Choir.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-fragile-folks-working-with-anxious-music-students-2/
LOCATION:Hermiston Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints\, 850 SW 11th St\, Hermiston\, OR\, 97838
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Milburn":MAILTO:sarahmilburn@yahoo.com
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Burnout Prevention Kit for Music Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Eugene\nPresenter: Dr. Lisa Neher \nProgram 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 to buy and impossible images that we can never live up to rather than ways to actually reclaim agency in our lives. We’ll discuss causes of burnout for music teachers and explore practical solutions\, including time management during lessons\, establishing and maintaining boundaries\, holding time for recreation and a social life\, and the balance of supporting your students’ musical goals with nurturing your own artistic growth. \nPresenter Bio: New music powerhouse Dr. Lisa Neher (she/her) is an award-winning composer\, mezzo-soprano\, and actress on a mission to transform audiences through sound\, story\, and vulnerability. Described as a “visionary composer” (Willamette Week)\, “maestro of beautifully wacky noises” (Oregon ArtsWatch)\, and a composer of “varied and imitable” vocal lines (Contemporary Classical)\, Neher writes music inspired by the climate crisis\, the tender love of friends\, the ambiguities of death\, and the eerie mystery of deep ocean life. Her EP Of Wind and Waves explores the currents of air\, water\, and emotions that define our natural and psychological world. Neher’s works have been commissioned and performed by Third Angle New Music\, Fear No Music\, Opera Elect\, Opera Theatre Oregon\, Dinosaur Annex\, the Cortona Sessions for New Music\, Delgani String Quartet\, Choral Arts Ensemble\, and others across the United States and Europe. She is the winner of the ICDA/ICF Choral Competition\, the Flute New Music Consortium Composition Competition\, and the Mirror Visions Ensemble Young Composer Competition\, and was a NATS Composer Mentee\, working with Tom Cipullo. \nPraised as “a small woman with a very big voice” and “especially alive” (Oregon ArtsWatch)\, Neher captivates audiences as a performer with her electrifying dramatic commitment and unforgettable vocal colors. Her performance credits include Really Spicy Opera\, Third Angle New Music\, the Resonance Ensemble\, New Music Gathering\, Queer Opera\, the International Saxophone Symposium\, and Opera Theatre Oregon. She is a member of Portland Opera Chorus. She created the roles of Jennifer in Chamber Sounds of Singapore’s world premiere of One Thousand Paper Cranes for Japan by Rita Ueda\, Julian of Norwich in Brook Joyce’s monodrama the Showing of Love\, and the protagonist in Space Station 189\, a sci-fi opera for Instagram by JL Marlor and Aiden Feltkamp. Neher is the curator of the One Voice Project\, which champions unaccompanied solo vocal performance. \nNeher is a sought-after clinician on topics including composing for singers\, networking\, music business and entrepreneurship\, acting for singers and theatre tools for musicians. Her teaching credits include the Ultimate Music Business Summit\, and theToolbox Sessions\, as well as guest clinician appearances at Reed College\, University of Iowa\, Colorado State University\, OMTA\, Bandung Philharmonic in Indonesia\, and more. Her thriving private studio provides graduate-level education and mentorship in singing\, composition\, and career building for musicians from Australia to Europe. Neher holds degrees from the University of Iowa (DMA)\, University of Kansas (MM)\, and Lewis & Clark College (BA). She is an alumnus of the Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music and the Cortona Sessions for New Music. She spends her free time training for triathlons\, watching science fiction movies\, and baking delicious treats involving copious amounts of chocolate. Her last name is pronounced “NEER.” For more information\, visit her website\, www.lisanehermusic.com.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-burnout-prevention-kit-for-music-teachers-2/
LOCATION:First Congregational Church – Eugene\, 1050 E 23rd Ave\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Brian Hsu":MAILTO:brianhsu@uoregon.edu
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