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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260119T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260119T120000
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - An Auditory Lifespan
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Eugene\nPresenter: Susan Bruckner \nProgram 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 sabbatical interviews with 24 neuroscientists studying music and the brain. \nPresenter Bio: Susan Bruckner is a pianist with degrees from Eastman School of Music\, San Francisco Conservatory\, and the New School for Music Study with Frances Clark. She is the director of the piano program at Cabrillo College in Santa Cruz\, CA since 2007. She has also taught at Ithaca College in NY and the University of Utah. Susan has given workshops throughout the US\, Canada\, and Europe. She is the author of two books\, The Whole Musician: A Multi-Sensory Guide to Practice\, Performance\, and Pedagogy and The Whole Pianist\, a textbook for college piano classes.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-an-auditory-lifespan/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Brian Hsu":MAILTO:brianhsu@uoregon.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T184849
CREATED:20250922T182701Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - The Four Senses of Piano Playing
DESCRIPTION:Location: Check with event organizer\nPresenting District: Eugene\nPresenter: Dr. Stephen Lewis\, NCTM \nProgram 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 talk about current scientific understandings of how our brains and bodies process these senses and how we can teach\, practice\, and perform better if we engage with all of these senses in a conscious manner. \nPresenter Bio: Dr. Stephen Lewis\, NCTM\, is a pianist\, composer\, conductor\, and music teacher living in Portland\, Oregon. Stephen performs traditional piano music with a composer’s urgent\, expressive power\, while bringing to avant-garde and experimental music a classical concert pianist’s devotion to beautiful sound. \nStephen has performed with the Oregon Symphony\, 45th Parallel Universe\, Third Angle\, Fear No Music’s Young Composers Project\, the Portland Chamber Orchestra\, and Cascadia Composers. He has performed in venues such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall\, Miller Theater\, Severance Hall\, and the San Diego Museum of Art. As a composer\, Stephen has been commissioned by Red Fish Blue Fish\, Diagenesis Duo\, the Wellesley Composers Conference\, and soundSCAPE. \nStephen teaches private piano and composition lessons from his home studio in southeast Portland. He also coaches professional musicians\, music teachers\, and composers in learning advanced repertoire and skills and in completing major creative projects. He earned a D.M.A. in Contemporary Piano Performance in 2017\, and a Ph.D. in Composition in 2015 from the University of California San Diego. He is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Composition and Piano Performance) in 2006.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-the-four-senses-of-piano-playing/
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Brian Hsu":MAILTO:brianhsu@uoregon.edu
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Masterclass in Performance Coping Skills
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Eugene\nPresenter: Dr. Alex Tutunov\, NCTM \nProgram Description: The master pianist/teacher will work with piano students in a master class setting while the audience is invited to learn by observing. \nPresenter Bio: Alexander Tutunov is widely recognized as one of the most outstanding virtuosos of the former Soviet Union. First Prize winner of the Belarusian National Piano Competition and winner of the Russian National Piano Competition\, Tutunov’s playing was described by Soviet Culture\, Moscow\, as “exhilarating and inspired\, and which demonstrated a unique talent.” \nDr. Tutunov maintains a busy performing schedule in Europe\, China\, Mexico\, and the United States as a recitalist\, soloist with orchestra\, and on radio and television. Dr. Tutunov is also in demand as an adjudicator for piano competitions. \nTutunov graduated magna cum laude from the Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory (studies with Anna Artobolevskaya and Lev Naumov) and University of North Texas (piano studies with Joseph Banowetz). Awarded his doctoral diploma with honors in concert performance from the Belarusian State Conservatory\, Dr. Tutunov has taught at the Minsk College of Music\, the University of North Texas\, and Illinois Wesleyan University. \nAlexander Tutunov now lives in Ashland\, where he is Professor of Piano and Artist in Residence at Southern Oregon University. A successful piano pedagogue\, he continues to prepare award-winning students. Dr. Tutunov has been the Artist in Residence at the University of Alaska Southeast\, Artistic Director of the SOU International Piano Institute\, and the Director of the Chinese-American International Piano Institute in Chengdu\, China.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-masterclass-in-performance-coping-skills/
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241118T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241118T113000
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Piano Methods from Around the World
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Eugene\nPresenters: Dr. Lark Powers\, NCTM & Dr. Ricardo de la Torre\nProgram Description: Much has been written about the value\, advantages\, and disadvantages of piano method books for beginning students. However\, few comparative studies on the methodology of different international approaches exist. The objective of this joint session is to present\, discuss\, and contrast piano methods at the beginning level from different pedagogical traditions by authors from France\, Germany\, Hungary\, Cuba\, and Japan. Elements discussed will include the approach to introducing note-reading\, how technique is built\, the structure of rhythmic exercises\, and the introduction of general musicianship\, as well as the use of fanciful elements that engage children. We will compare and contrast these approaches to ones used in English-speaking countries\, particularly American piano methods. Teachers may find inspiration for teaching specific skills through the analysis of these method books\, as well as gaining increased awareness of what texts are used worldwide\, while enjoying a lively discussion of pedagogical merits and cultural values. \nAbout Dr. Lark Powers: Dr. Lark Powers has performed at such venues as Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center\, the 92nd Street Y in New York City and at the Library of Congress in Washington\, D.C. Internationally she has been heard in Europe\, Mexico and Canada. In addition to numerous collaborations with ensembles\, including the Tacoma Symphony\, Olympia Symphony Orchestra\, Fort Collins Symphony\, the Washington-Idaho Symphony\, the Tacoma Opera\, and the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado\, she appears in frequent two-piano concerts as part of the duo she forms with pianist Ricardo de la Torre. Last spring they were soloists with the Bainbridge Symphony Orchestra. Locally she is a frequent performer on Lakewold Garden’s Music From Home series\, the Listen Live at Lunch series at the First Lutheran Church of Tacoma\, the Second City Chamber Series\, and the faculty artist series at Pacific Lutheran University. \nLark received a DMA in piano performance from the University of Colorado Boulder\, and holds three Master’s degrees (in piano\, theory pedagogy and in harpsichord) and a graduate performance diploma in piano from the Peabody Institute. Her undergraduate studies occurred at the University of the Pacific\, where she earned a BM in piano performance\, summa cum laude\, after which she attended the Conservatoire National de Région de Paris for three years where she won a premier prix. \nA Nationally Certified Teacher of Music and a Washington State Visiting Artist\, Lark is an Associate Professor at Pacific Lutheran University where she instructs applied lessons and accompanying\, and coordinates the group keyboard program. Dr. Powers has presented on topics including managing performance anxiety\, the creativity inherent in the Baroque repertoire\, the pedagogy of keyboard harmony\, and more. She is a proponent of new music\, specializing in the music of Latin American composers\, and can be heard on recordings with the Pan Pacific Ensemble on Albany records and the Cherry Creek Flute Duo. \nAbout Dr. Ricardo de la Torre: Dr. Ricardo de la Torre currently serves as piano instructor for the Community Music Program at the University of Puget Sound\, where he was also staff accompanist for the School of Music. Ricardo has played in concert venues in Mexico\, the United States\, Canada\, Spain\, Austria\, and France. A finalist and prize winner in several competitions in Mexico and the U.S.\, he received second prize at the Eleventh Annual Competition in the Performance of Music from Spain and Latin America\, sponsored by Indiana University’s Latin American Music Center and the Embassy of Spain. The recordings he made as a result of this competition were included in a two-CD collection released by the LAMC. Together with his wife\, Dr. Lark Powers\, Ricardo forms a piano duo that has performed internationally\, was a finalist of the United States International Piano Duo Competition in Colorado Springs and received a Silver Award at the first international competition of the Carles & Sofía Foundation of Spain. Born in Mexico City\, Ricardo attended Escuela Superior de Música in his hometown\, where he received a Bachelor’s degree cum laude. He continued his studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music\, where he received a Master of Music degree and went on to graduating with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado Boulder\, where he worked as a teaching assistant. An active presenter\, he has participated in numerous local\, regional\, national\, and international conferences and the results of his research have been published in specialized journals in the U.S.\, Mexico and Colombia. He is a visiting artist for the Washington State Music Teachers Association’s Music Artistry Program and has served on the faculties of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma\, and East Central University in Ada\, OK. After being pianist at First Lutheran Church in Tacoma and directing its summer concert series Listen Live at Lunch\, Ricardo currently works as Curator of Art and Music at Lakewold Gardens in Lakewood\, WA. \n 
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-piano-methods-from-around-the-world/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Brian Hsu":MAILTO:brianhsu@uoregon.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240923T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240923T112000
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CREATED:20240817T184606Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event -- Point of View: Syllabus as a Teacher\, Syllabus as an Adjudicator
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Eugene\nPresenter: Heidi Evans\, NCTM\nProgram Description: Heidi Evans\, past OMTA Syllabus Chair\, presents a session on tips for using the OMTA Syllabus program in the piano studio. This talk covers benefits and resources of the OMTA Syllabus program\, how to manage teaching the skills and repertoire over the course of the year\, which resources are the most valuable (and when NOT to use them)\, and how to choose and prepare repertoire. Heidi balances this talk by sharing what an adjudicator expects to hear in the exam and how to prepare the student for a successful Syllabus experience. \nAbout Heidi Evans: Heidi Evans is a Nationally Certified Teacher with a Master’s Degree from Portland State University where she studied with Harold Gray and Mary Hall Kogen. In her nearly three decades of teaching experience with students of all ages and levels\, she has adjudicated festivals and events around the state since 2005\, was OMTA Syllabus chair for five years\, and currently occupies the position of President of Oregon Music Teachers Association. She recently joined the 8-hand performing quartet\, “Too Grand\,” which has been performing and raising money for scholarships for nearly four decades. Her latest deep dive into piano repertoire research is music by under-represented composers with a focus on pedagogical works. Her ultimate goal is to teach each student to teach themselves\, so that music can be a rewarding lifetime experience.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-point-of-view-syllabus-as-a-teacher-syllabus-as-an-adjudicator/
LOCATION:First Congregational Church – Eugene\, 1050 E 23rd Ave\, Eugene\, OR\, 97405
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Brian Hsu":MAILTO:brianhsu@uoregon.edu
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