Teacher Enrichment
Oregon Music Teachers Association in partnership with the Oregon Community Foundation and the Nellie Tholen Fund present statewide teacher enrichment events. These valuable and varying presentations are free and open to all music educators, members and non-members alike.
For more information about our OMTA/OCF Nellie Tholen District Enrichment Project Programs, contact our grant coordinator, Karen Huntsberger, NCTM
Composition: Stealing from the Masters
Date/Time: Friday, June 13, 2025, 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Location: Check with district president
Contact: Melissa Barker
Presenting District: Central Oregon
Presenter: Dianne Davies, NCTM
Read Presenter Bio
Dianne Davies is a solo and collaborative pianist, composer, published arranger and instructor. Her music envelopes the emotions of love, loss, depression and joy to sonic representations of endangered species in the Amazon Rainforest. Her shows range from the dramatic and deeply personal that include drama, live visual art and dance, to the far reaches of slapstick comedy that are accessible to a wide range of audiences. Alongside a full piano teaching studio, she chairs the OMTA State Composition Festival and the MTNA State Composition Competition for the next generation of composers. In 2021, her Romantic Christmas Suite, an amalgam of Chopin nocturnes and traditional Christmas carols, was published by Fred Bock Publishing Company under the umbrella of Hal Leonard. In 2023, her latest arrangement, Impressionist Christmas Suite, received Editor’s Choice from J.W. Pepper and Dianne earned National Certification through MTNA. She holds memberships in: OMTA, MTNA, NACUSA, and CFAMC. Dianne is a self published composer with ASCAP under her own company name, 7Fold Musiq. You can learn more about her and her music at musiqpower.com.
Read Program Description (two sessions)
This workshop encourages teachers to present repertoire to students as a guide to their own creativity. Dianne’s Rainforest Animals was inspired by two Debussy preludes.
Workshop Videos
(The following videos are available on this page below this list to active OMTA members only. Members will need to log in to view.)
Pilates For Musicians
Presented by Barbara Chapman NCTM
Nurturing Potential Into Passion
Presented by Leila Viss, 88PianoKeys.me
Starter Steps for Playing Eighteenth-Century Repertoire on the Modern Piano
Presented by Donna Gunn, M.M., NCTM
Teaching the Special Learner: Wisdom and Strategies for the Independent Music Teacher
Presented by Emily Ross, M.A., M.T. – B.C.
Tips For Preparing For Syllabus Exams
Presented by Heidi Evans NCTM
Succeeding With Sonatinas
Presented by Dr. Crystal Zimmerman NCTM, Professor of Piano, Willamette University
Music and the Brain – How We Hear And Understand Melody and Rhythm
Presented by Dr. Crystal Zimmerman NCTM, Professor of Piano, Willamette University
Authentic Baroque Dance
Presented by Daniel Stephens, M.F.A. and Judith Kennedy, M.A.
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