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April 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 »June 2019
State Composition Celebration
Chair: Dianne Davies
Forms: https://oregonmta.org/programs/esmar/
The Composition Celebration is a non-competitive music festival that provides young composers with an opportunity for creativity and self-expression. Open to students from beginner through post-college adult levels, compositions of all musical styles and instrumentation are welcome!
Find out more »Syllabus Level X State Recital
Chair: Lacie Mitts
Forms: https://oregonmta.org/programs/syllabus/
Entry Deadline: May 24, 2019
For those students who are taking Level X Syllabus exams, there is an opportunity to share their advanced repertoire at a state recital where students from all districts gather to perform.
Find out more »Petri Scholarship Competition
Portland,OR97201United States + Google Map
Chair: Dr. Julia Lee
Forms: https://oregonmta.org/programs/petri-competition/
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.
Find out more »August 2019
State Business Meetings
Eugene,OR97403United States + Google Map
OMTA State Conference
Eugene,OR97403United States + Google Map
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.
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