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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Burnout Prevention Kit for Music Teachers
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Salem\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-3/
LOCATION:Broadway Coffeehouse\, 1300 Broadway St NE #100\, Salem\, Oregon\, 97301
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Butler":MAILTO:butlers9@frontier.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260213T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260213T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T193215
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Syllabus from a Teacher's Point of View - Syllabus from an Adjudicator's Point of View
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Salem\nPresenter: Heidi Evans\, NCTM \nProgram Description: Heidi shares tips on preparing students for Syllabus exams at all levels and tiers\, combining the perspective of a teacher of average students and the perspective of a Syllabus adjudicator to make the most of each student’s and teacher’s Syllabus experience. \nPresenter Bio: 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 MTA. She is a member of the 8-hand 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-syllabus-from-a-teachers-point-of-view-syllabus-from-an-adjudicators-point-of-view/
LOCATION:Broadway Coffeehouse\, 1300 Broadway St NE #100\, Salem\, Oregon\, 97301
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Butler":MAILTO:butlers9@frontier.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250404T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250404T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T193215
CREATED:20250309T022018Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Taubman Approach
DESCRIPTION:Location: Check with district president for location\nPresenting District: Salem\nPresenter: Deborah Cleaver \nProgram 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 advantageous physical relation to the keyboard\, how to successfully perform leaps\, polyrhythms\, chords and octaves\, and improved tone production. \nPresenter Bio: Deborah Ingram Cleaver holds a Master of Music degree in piano performance from Boston University where she studied with the renowned pianist and pedagogue Leonard Shure. After finishing her degree\, she worked closely with Shure as his teaching assistant at New England Conservatory. \nMs. Cleaver has also spent many years studying the performance practice of the Baroque and Classic periods with such luminaries as Sandra Rosenblum\, Edward Parmentier\, and Elisabeth Wright. Her broad interests have resulted in lectures for universities and music teachers’ organizations\, ranging from the expressive aspects of Baroque performance practice to the correlation between Romantic literature and music. \nMs. Cleaver previously taught piano at Lewis and Clark College\, Willamette University\, and Reed College as well as in her private studio. She is a past president of OMTA Portland District where she was chairman of the Baroque/Contemporary Festival. She has been a faculty member of the Golandsky Institute since 2005 and teaches at their annual Summer Symposium. Previous teaching positions have also included St. Andrews College and the South Shore Conservatory in Boston. \nAn avid performer\, she has appeared with the Fear No Music Ensemble\, the DeRosa Chamber Players\, Cascadia Composers\, Friends of Rain\, and the Makrokosmos Project. She has had performances aired on the classical music programs Played in Oregon and All Classical Portland. In addition\, she has given lectures\, workshops\, and recitals at Portland State University\, Eastern Washington University\, the University of Oregon\, and the University of New Mexico\, as well as for Oregon and Washington music teachers’ associations. She is a frequent adjudicator throughout the Northwest.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-taubman-approach/
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Butler":MAILTO:butlers9@frontier.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250207T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T193215
CREATED:20250104T181408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250104T212421Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Piano Methods from Around the World
DESCRIPTION:Location parking: (3 hrs of parking is free in the Library Parkade)\nPresenting District: Salem\nPresenters: Dr. Ricardo de la Torre and Dr. Lark Powers \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. \nPresenter Bios: In demand as a solo and collaborative artist as well as an adjudicator and presenter\, 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\, Fort Collins Symphony\, the Washington-Idaho Symphony\, 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. Locally she is a frequent performer on 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. \nDr. Powers 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 teaches 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. \nIn demand as a performer\, teacher\, adjudicator and presenter\, 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.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-piano-methods-from-around-the-world-2/
LOCATION:Salem Public Library\, Loucks Auditorium\, 585 Liberty St SE\, Salem\, OR\, 97301
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Butler":MAILTO:butlers9@frontier.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T193215
CREATED:20231209T234356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T182828Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Playing with Blocks
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Salem\nPresenter: Dr. Lark Powers\nProgram 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 complex\, focusing on patterns most often found in student repertoire\, and will examine passages where these progressions are found in the repertoire. Through these exercises\, students can apply harmony in a hands-on way towards learning pieces\, memorizing\, and developing logical musical expression.\nAbout Lark Powers: In demand as a solo and collaborative artist as well as an adjudicator and presenter\, 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\, Fort Collins Symphony\, the Washington-Idaho Symphony\, 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. Locally she is a frequent performer on 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 teaches 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. \nNote: Three hours of parking is free for this event in the Library Parkade.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-playing-with-blocks/
LOCATION:Salem Public Library\, Loucks Auditorium\, 585 Liberty St SE\, Salem\, OR\, 97301
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Butler":MAILTO:butlers9@frontier.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230303T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230303T120000
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CREATED:20230108T012538Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event -- Hearing\, Sight\, Touch\, and Proprioception: Enabling the Four Senses of Piano Playing for Optimal Learning and Performing
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Salem\nPresenter: Dr. Stephen Lewis[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]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. He has 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).[/expand] \nProgram Description: Everyone longs to learn music so well[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=”]that we can perform with ease\, grace\, and command of ourselves and the instrument. It often feels like a mysterious\, alchemical process to arrive there: how do we go from learning and struggling to real mastery? The answer lies in large part in the four senses we use when performing: hearing\, sight\, touch\, and proprioception. All four of these senses must be engaged for stellar performances\, but we often do not know how to make the best use of them or how to teach our students to do so. \nIn this talk\, Dr. Lewis will speak about how we must lead first and foremost with our hearing; how our eyes can be powerful allies or can make our practice and performance suffer; how touch and proprioception reinforce an intuitive and resilient connection between the musician and the instrument. He will talk about specific teaching and practice strategies to optimize how we use our senses. Recent neuroscience research on how our brain processes sensory input and turns it into motor action and creative thought will be explorer. Ultimately\, this will help us better reach the place where we can feel empowered to perform creatively\, boldly\, and expressively.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-hearing-sight-touch-and-proprioception-enabling-the-four-senses-of-piano-playing-for-optimal-learning-and-performaing/
LOCATION:Broadway Coffeehouse\, 1300 Broadway St NE #100\, Salem\, Oregon\, 97301
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Butler":MAILTO:butlers9@frontier.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220304T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220304T120000
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CREATED:20220124T194821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220124T194904Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Teaching the Special Learner: Wisdom and Strategies for the Independent Music Teacher
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Deborah Butler.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Deborah Butler.\nPresenting District: Salem\nPresenter: Emily Ross\, MA\, MT-BC[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Emily Ross\, MA\, MT-BC\, holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the University of Colorado and a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in music therapy from Naropa University. She taught public school music\, general music and band\, for seven years\, and worked in private practice as a music therapist with children with autism and other challenges for 12 years. She was the clinical coordinator of music therapy and an assistant professor at Marylhurst University. She plays French horn in the Portland Wind Symphony and works via her private practice\, HoofnHorn Music Therapy Studio\, hnhmusictherapy.com.[/expand]\nProgram Description: Music therapist\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]Emily Ross\, MA\, MT-BC\, will review the characteristics of autism\, ADHD\, intellectual disabilities\, and emotional disturbance\, and outline both specific strategies and general ideas for approaching students who present with these characteristics. Emily will also clarify the differences between music lessons\, adaptive music lessons\, and music therapy so that students can be served in the best manner possible. And finally\, Emily will lead a discussion on communication with parents regarding these sensitive topics.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-teaching-the-special-learner-wisdom-and-strategies-for-the-independent-music-teacher-2/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Butler":MAILTO:butlers9@frontier.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211008T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211008T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T193215
CREATED:20210916T015741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T022800Z
UID:6235-1633687200-1633694400@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Teaching Coordinate Movement Principles to the Young Pianist
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, for access please contact Susan Todd.\nPresenting District: Salem\nPresenter: Lisa Marsh[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Lisa Ann Marsh is a member of the adjunct piano faculty at Portland State University. As Director of the Coordinate Movement Program she specializes in wellness for musicians. Her courses focus on injury prevention\, health and well being\, and mind-body connections for increased artistry and creativity. She received her Bachelor of Science in Music and Master of Music in Performance from Portland State University. Additional background in somatic education includes 19 years as a Registered Nurse in the fields of Neurosurgery and Emergency Medicine\, eight years of piano technique study at the Taubman Institute of Piano and seven years of study of the Alexander Technique and Body Mapping with Barbara Conable. As a performer\, she specializes in 20th century music and presenting her original compositions.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Drawing from the fields of Body Mapping and piano instruction\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]Ms. March will present topics from her book “Coordinate Movement for Pianists” to include: posture\, healthy movement\, scales\, arpeggios\, trills\, tremolos\, leaps\, pedaling\, dynamics and articulation. These topics will be explored at the piano through the intermediate and early advanced repertoire. Audience participation is encouraged![/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-teaching-coordinate-movement-principles-to-the-young-pianist/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Butler":MAILTO:butlers9@frontier.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210205T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210205T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T193215
CREATED:20201211T021237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210101T010556Z
UID:5033-1612519200-1612526400@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Lions and Tigers and...PARENTS!...Oh My!: Constructive Communication with Parents
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, to obtain the Zoom meeting link\, please contact Deborah Butler.\nPresenting District: Salem\nPresenter: Rebekah Carter\, NCTM [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Rebekah Carter\, NCTM\, maintains a full-time piano studio in eastern Oregon and has taught for over 14 years. She also teaches and accompanies as an adjunct instructor at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario\, OR. Her college studies took her to Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle\, WA where she studied with Dr. Peter Mack. In addition to teaching\, Ms. Carter serves on the OMTA State Board as Certification Chair and OMTA Blue Mountain District as Secretary and chairs festivals at the district and state level. Ms. Carter presented at the 2020 OMTA Virtual Conference from Florence\, OR. She is a regular presenter and competition adjudicator in eastern Oregon/western Idaho. In 2016-2018\, she was a Tholen Fellow through Portland Piano International.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Teachers of all instruments can relate to stories of “that” parent…you know…that one. However\, parents are a determining factor in a student’s success and a necessary part of our daily work as music teachers.[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]So how can we develop a constructive and positive relationship with them? Research shows that communication is the key. This lecture will use humor and interactive activities as well as practical tools and help\, and includes: a handout of useful phrases for common “sticky situations\,” interactive role-playing\, exploration of your studio’s communication style\, other not-so-obvious forms of communication you use every day\, helpful apps\, and a practical look at the MTNA Code of Ethics for professional guidance.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-lions-and-tigers-and-parents-oh-my-constructive-communication-with-parents/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Butler":MAILTO:butlers9@frontier.com
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