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April 2019
Grant Event: Ornamentation and Performance Practice in the Sonatas of Scarlatti
Dr. Matt Cooper will cover the realization of turns, trills, and appoggiaturas, as well as arpeggios and the so-called “Haydn ornament" in the Scarlatti Sonatas.
Find out more »Grant Event: Pianists and the Brain – Part 1
Ashland, OR 97520 + Google Map
Dr. Diane Baxter, NCTM, will present basic information about neurological functions from the musical performer’s point of view and give some practical insight on performance anxiety.
Find out more »Grant Event: Pianists and the Brain – Part 2
Dr. Diane Baxter, NCTM, will continue the weekend's talks about the pianist's brain, performance anxiety and preparing for a musical performance.
Find out more »ESMAR Assesments
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.
Find out more »District Event: Sacred Recital
Chair: Laura Davis
District: Tualatin Valley
Event Information: https://tvomta.org/events-1
Registration: https://omta.leggierosw.com/
Specifically sacred music—any music appropriate for some part of a worship service—can be performed. Open for solos, duets or ensembles. It is non-competitive, and unique in that students do NOT have to memorize their piece (no photocopies). It is the only festival of its type in the state.
Register on Leggiero. Checks to Laura Davis, postmarked by April 6, 2019.
Grant Event: A Good Less is Not Reliant on How Much or Little the Student Has Practiced
Dr. Jeanine Jacobson will share how to make a music lesson a positive and effective learning experience when the student hasn’t practiced.
Find out more »May 2019
Grant Event: Becoming the Accompanist
In this workshop, Mr. Katz will break down and demonstrate the few basic activities that will start a student on the road to becoming "the accompanist."
Find out more »Grant Event: Audiation and Learning
In this lecture, Mary Kogen will talk about hearing in many dimensions: tonality, harmonic progression, rhythm, meter, and melody, to mention a few.
Find out more »Grant Event: Stepping into the Light: Thoughts on Performance Anxiety
Dr. Diane Baxter, NCTM will introduce some of the causes of performance anxiety, and will offer some tips on how to do your best under duress.
Find out more »ESMAR Recital
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.
Find out more »