OMTA - Oregon Music Teachers Association

Grant Event - Online Teaching: Equipment, Apps and Approaches to Remote Piano Lessons
2020-10-09 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual/Online
Presenter: Dr. Stephen Lewis, NCTM
Presenting District: Central Oregon
Program Description: This presentation gives many practical pointers to make your remote teaching easier and more effective.
About the Presenter: 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. Stephen has also 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).
Please contact Janet Smith for Zoom meeting link.

District Event: Leila Viss Virtual Workshop on Composition
2020-10-09 09:00 - 12:00 | Virtual/Online
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Tualatin Valley District invites all OMTA members to join us for this FREE virtual workshop by Leila Viss. Leila will be presenting: “Keeping It All Together When Life Falls Apart” with “Blossoming Within Boundaries: A Recipe For Budding Composers”. To register, send your name, email, and phone # to teresasealey.omta@gmail.com. This event will either be over Zoom or an unlisted YouTube stream.

Annual Syllabus Adjudicators' Retreat
2020-10-03 10:00 - 15:00 | Virtual/Online
This retreat is a kick-start for the school year, designed for Syllabus Adjudicators. It is particularly important because of the changes made in syllabus adjudication due to the current COVID-19 health restrictions.

Fall OMTA Board Retreat
2020-09-18 - 2020-09-19 | Virtual/Online
This retreat is a kick-start for for the year, designed for state officers, committee chairs and district presidents, with our new State President, Sarah Ball at the helm. The event begins Friday evening, September 18, and continues through the day Saturday, September 19. Details TBA.

Oregon-MTNA Competition
2020-09-01 - 2020-11-01 | Virtual/Online
Three-tier music performance competition throughout the states of US.
Registration Deadline: 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time, September 23, 2020
https://oregonmta.org/programs/mtna-competitions/
Video Upload Deadline: 11:59 PM Pacific Time, November 1, 2020

2020 State Conference
2020-06-25 - 2020-06-26 | Streaming Online, direct to your home
Chair: Sarah Ball NCTM
Website: https://oregonmta.org/teachers/conferences/omta-state-conference/
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the 2020 OMTA State Conference has moved to the world wide web! No travel will be needed to participate in this entirely online streaming event June 25-26. We realize that your home may not be quite as exciting a destination as Florence, Oregon was, but we still have our distinguished line-up of artists and presenters coming to bring you the same exciting content and at a fraction of the cost!

MTNA National Conference
2020-03-21 - 2020-03-25 | Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 Michigan Ave, Chicago, Illinois, 60611
MTNA is returning to the Windy City, Chicago, Illinois, for the 2020 MTNA National Conference. The official conference hotel is the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, where all events are also being held. Internationally acclaimed pianist Anton Nel and the first-prize winner of the National Chopin Piano Competition will highlight the evening recitals. Noa Kageyama, performance psychologist and Juilliard faculty member, will provide the keynote address.
Pedagogy Saturday boasts four tracks: Teaching Artistry, Musician Wellness, Recreational Music Making and Young Professionals. And, all the annual favorites like the Exhibit Hall, showcases and the MTNA Competitions will be back!
More information is available here:
https://www.mtna.org/Conference/Conference_Home/Conference/Home.aspx?hkey=[REDACTED]

Baroque Festival State Recital
2020-03-07 13:00 - 15:00 | Linfield College (Vivian A. Bull Music Center), 57 Keck Dr, McMinnville, OR, 97128, United States
Temporary Contact: Sarah Ball NCTM
Forms: https://oregonmta.org/programs/festivals/baroque-festival/
Registration Deadline: February 10, 2020
Linfield College hosts the Oregon Music Teachers Association State Baroque Festival. Award-winning young musicians from across the state of Oregon perform Baroque-era compositions in recital.

State Ensemble Festival Recital
2019-12-08 12:00 - 18:00 | Western Oregon University, 345 Monmouth Ave N, Monmouth, OR, 97361, United States
Smith Recital Hall
Chairs: Alma Marianos, NCTM & Sally Crawford
Forms: https://oregonmta.org/programs/festivals/ensemble-festival/
Registration Deadline: November 22, 2019
One of our most popular events, students perform with other students in ensembles of two or more. These include, but are not limited to, duos on one piano, quartets on two pianos, trios on three different instruments, etc.
Ensemble playing requires students to work with others in polishing a piece, develops students’ ability to listen critically to each other, and enhances the fun of making music.
These recitals are adjudicated. All students receive certificates and feedback from master teachers. Winners of district ensemble events are invited to perform at the state recital.

OMTA Board of Directors Meeting
2019-12-07 11:30 - 14:30 | Griffith Park Building, 4755 SW Griffith Drive, Beaverton, OR, 97005, United States
Room 100 – Court Room B
Lunch served at 11:30am. President Round Table at 12:00pm. Board meeting at 1:00pm.

Oregon-MTNA Competitions
2019-11-16 09:00 - 18:00 | Lincoln Hall – PSU, 1620 SW Park Ave Room 75, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Three-tier music performance competition throughout the states of US.
Registration deadline: September 13, 2019

OMTA State Conference
2019-08-22 08:00 - 2019-08-24 12:00 | University of Oregon Erb Memorial Building, 1395 University St, Eugene, OR, 97403, United States
Chair: Sara Greenleaf
Forms: https://oregonmta.org/teachers/conferences/omta-state-conference/
The state conference attracts teachers from Oregon, Washington, and California and is generally held in the summer. Thanks to generous support from the Oregon Community Foundation, there is financial assistance available to help OMTA members attend the conference.

Petri Scholarship Competition
2019-06-23 | Portland State University, Lincoln Hall, 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Chair: Dr. Julia Lee
Entry Deadline: Friday, May 17, 2019
The Petri Scholarship is a generous award to assist a musician on the cusp of a performing career with advanced study. The competition is held every two years and is open to residents of Oregon who are 21 to 35 years of age.

2019 ESMAR Recital
2019-05-19 | Classic Pianos, 3003 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
Chair: Jan Mittelstaedt
Forms: https://oregonmta.org/programs/esmar/
ESMAR (Extended Study of Musicianship and Repertoire) is an educational program, which gives advanced high school and adults students a challenging goal.

2019 ESMAR Assesments
2019-04-27 | Classic Pianos, 3003 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR, 97202, United States

MTNA National Conference
2019-03-16 - 2019-03-20 | Spokane Convention Center, 334 W Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA, 99201, United States
The MTNA National Conference, held annually, brings together the most representative cross-section of the MTNA membership. Conferences include master classes, technology and informational sessions, pedagogy sessions, exhibit hall, evening concerts, national competitions and much more. Members have an opportunity to participate by submitting proposals and papers for presentation.
The 2019 MTNA National Conference is in the works! Plan now to attend the conference March 16–20. Renowned pianist Ingrid Fliter and the award-winning Transcontinental Saxophone Quartet will highlight the evening recitals. Alan Walker, preeminent Liszt and Chopin scholar, will provide the keynote address based on his newest book, Fryderyk Chopin: A Life and Times. Pedagogy Saturday boasts five tracks: Entrepreneurship, Musician Wellness, Recreational Music Making, Teaching Artistry, and Teaching those with Special Needs. And, all the annual favorites like the Exhibit Hall, showcases and the MTNA National Student Competitions will be back!
Details are being firmed up every week. Check the MTNA Conference page for all the details.
