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Oregon-MTNA Competitions

Lincoln Hall - PSU 1620 SW Park Ave Room 75, Portland, OR, United States

Three-tier (state, regional and national) music performance competitions throughout the United States. Registration Deadline: 12:00 P.M. Pacific Time, Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Virtual Syllabus – Fall 2023

Virtual/Online

Virtual Syllabus is available for all current OMTA members with students who are out-of-area, or have extreme conflicts with their own district dates.

Eugene District Ensemble Festival

Frohnmayer Music Building, University of Oregon 961 E 18th St, Eugene, OR

Eugene District students are given the opportunity to perform with other students in ensembles of two or more with other instrumentalists or vocalists.

More information and registration available at: https://omta-eugene.org/ensemble/

Registration Deadline: 11/10/2023

State Ensemble Festival 2023

Frohnmayer Music Building, University of Oregon 961 E 18th St, Eugene, OR

Select district level ensembles are invited to perform at this OMTA state ensemble recital.

Grant Event – Incorporating Composing into Your Studio Teaching

Studio of Ginny Redfield 975 NW Conifer Blvd, Corvallis, OR

Presenting District: Linn-Benton Presenter: Dr. Lisa Neher Program Description: In this workshop, learn methods for incorporating composing in your studio lessons.We will discuss existing resources for teachers and ways to create your own composition assignments and prompts, as well as how … Read more »

Grant Event – Composition: Stealing from the Masters

Hermiston Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 850 SW 11th St, Hermiston, OR

Presenting District: Umatilla-Morrow Presenter: Dianne Davies Program Description: This workshop is to encourage teachers to present repertoire to students as a guide to their own creativity. Dianne's “Rainforest Animals” were inspired by two Debussy Preludes. About Dianne Davies: Dianne Davies received … Read more »

District Presidents Round Table

Virtual/Online

The meeting of the District Presidents and their President Elect officers that occurs prior to the State Board Meeting. This meeting will be over Zoom. Watch your emails for the link.

State Board Meeting

Virtual/Online

The meeting of the State Board of OMTA, which occurs every January. This meeting will be over Zoom. Watch your emails for the link.

Grant Event – Playing with Blocks

Salem Pulic Library, Loucks Auditorium 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, OR

Presenting District: Salem Presenter: Dr. Lark Powers Program Description: When students build a repertory of chord progressions, learning pieces becomes a process of assembling familiar blocks of harmony. This session will explore a series of keyboard harmony exercises from simple to … Read more »