2025 OMTA Winter Board Meeting
Virtual/OnlineThe meeting of the State Board of OMTA, which occurs every January. This meeting will be over Zoom. Watch your emails for the link. The district president's round table will precede this meeting at 10am.
10 events found.
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Grant Event – Masterclass in Performance Coping Skills
First Congregational Church - Eugene 1050 E 23rd Ave, Eugene, ORPresenting 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 »
Grant Event – Piano Methods from Around the World
Salem Public Library, Loucks Auditorium 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, ORLocation 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 »
Grant Event – Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies
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 »
Grant Event – Finding Musical Expression in the Music We Play
Groth Recital Hall, Eastern Oregon University One University Blvd, La Grande, OregonPresenting 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 »
2025 State Baroque Honors Recital
Saint Mark Lutheran Church 790 Marion St NE, Salem, OR, United StatesThe State Baroque Festival is an “Honors Recital” representing the culmination of a series of competitive and adjudicated district concerts. The non-competitive State Baroque Honors Recital is the final event of the Baroque Festival. Students selected by an adjudicator in … Read more »
Grant Event – Creating Beautiful Tone in Piano Playing and The Art of Memorization
Southern Oregon University Recital Hall 450 Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR, United StatesPresenting 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 »
Grant Event – Taubman Approach
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 »
Grant Event – Turning Performance Anxiety into a Super Power
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 »
Grant Event – The Art of Memorization & Masterclass
Hermiston Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 850 SW 11th St, Hermiston, ORPresenting 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 »