2025 Fall Board Meeting
Board meeting from 11 AM to 12:30 PM. Lunch break at 12:30. Leadership and/or long-range planning from 1-2 PM. Location TBA. RSVP with the OMTA Secretary.
10 events found.
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Events
Grant Event – Teaching Adult Piano Students
Location: Check with District President Presenting District: Linn-Benton Presenter: Andrew D'Antonio, NCTM Program Description: Most pedagogical training and materials tends to focus on kids, teens, and budding professionals as students. However, many people take up or resume piano study as … Read more »
Grant Event – Revisiting Roots: Reviving Folk Song
Jacksonville Library 340 West C Street, Jacksonville, OR, United StatesPresenting District: Rogue Valley Presenter: Dr. Lark Powers, NCTM Program Description: Folk songs have much to offer the developing student: accessible and pleasing melodies, limited harmony, balanced phrases, and great variety in character, as well offering an opportunity to connect … Read more »
Grant Event – Developing Expressive Voice and Musical Agility and Turning Performance Anxiety into a Super Power
Location: To be announced Presenting District: Blue Mountain Presenter: Melissa Terrall Program Description (in two parts): Developing Expressive Voice and Musical Agility 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM In classical music lessons and master classes, students are typically taught to play … Read more »
Grant Event – The Four Senses of Piano Playing
Location: Check with event organizer Presenting District: Eugene Presenter: Dr. Stephen Lewis, NCTM Program Description: We will look in depth at the four senses that aid us in learning and performing music: hearing, sight, touch, and proprioception. Dr. Lewis will … Read more »
Grant Event – Getting to Know Our Neighbor
Location: Contact event organizer Presenting District: Central Oregon Presenter: Dr. Ricardo de la Torre, NCTM Program Description: Mexican composers have produced a wealth of piano music of pedagogical value. This lecture will offer a panorama of elementary to late intermediate … Read more »
Grant Event – Artistic Pedaling
Jacksonville Library 340 West C Street, Jacksonville, OR, United StatesPresenting District: Rogue Valley Presenter: Deborah Cleaver Program Description: We will explore the diverse types of pedaling to increase artistic expression, achieve clean, clear sound, and to facilitate fluid movement. In addition we will discuss the importance of posture, bench … Read more »
State Ensemble Honors Festival
Frohnmayer Music Building, University of Oregon 961 E 18th St, Eugene, ORThis popular OMTA event provides students the opportunity to perform with other students in ensembles of two or more. The Festival has two components, a competitive district recital and the state non-competitive honors recital. Registration deadline is November 21, 2025. … Read more »
Grant Event – Burnout Prevention Kit for Music Teachers
Calvary Lutheran Church 937 NE Jackson School Rd, Hillsboro, OR, United StatesPresenting District: Hillsboro Presenter: Dr. Lisa Neher Program 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 … Read more »
Grant Event – An Auditory Lifespan
Virtual/OnlinePresenting District: Eugene Presenter: Susan Bruckner Program Description: Susan Bruckner will present an overview of each life stage from birth to end of life and how music and the brain work in tandem each step of the way. Based on … Read more »