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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Mexican Harmonies: Exploring Piano Repertoire from Mexico
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Rogue Valley\nPresenter: Melissa Terrall \nProgram Description: From Tomás León and Guadalupe Olmeda to José Rolón\, Melissa presents profiles and representative works of notable Mexican composers. She will showcase the diversity of Mexican piano repertoire\, from salon pieces to folkloric music\, while also discussing common misconceptions about Mexican classical music. Attendees are sure to leave more knowledgeable about Mexican composers as well as inspired to interact with their music in a culturally-robust way as teachers and performers. \nPresenter Bio: Melissa Terrall is a classical pianist and piano teacher from Portland\, Oregon. When a 2023-24 Fulbright scholar\, she studied Mexican piano repertoire with Dr. David Rodríguez de la Peña at Mexico City’s National Conservatory. While abroad\, Melissa offered lecture recitals and master classes\, expanding her skills in her second language. Melissa holds a master’s in piano performance from the University of Kansas\, where she studied with Dr. Scott McBride Smith. A passionate educator\, Melissa has held interim professorships at Clark College and Linfield University in addition to overseeing her private piano studio.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-mexican-harmonies-exploring-piano-repertoire-from-mexico/
LOCATION:Jacksonville Library\, 340 West C Street\, Jacksonville\, OR\, 97530\, United States
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Terri Horn":MAILTO:terrrisuehorn@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Artistic Pedaling
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Rogue Valley\nPresenter: Deborah Cleaver \nProgram Description: We will explore the diverse types of pedaling to increase artistic expression\, achieve clean\, clear sound\, and to facilitate fluid movement. In addition we will discuss the importance of posture\, bench height\, and correct movement. \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 been 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-artistic-pedaling/
LOCATION:Jacksonville Library\, 340 West C Street\, Jacksonville\, OR\, 97530\, United States
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Terri Horn":MAILTO:terrrisuehorn@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Revisiting Roots: Reviving Folk Song
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Rogue Valley\nPresenter: Dr. Lark Powers\, NCTM \nProgram Description: Folk songs have much to offer the developing student: accessible and pleasing melodies\, limited harmony\, balanced phrases\, and great variety in character\, as well offering an opportunity to connect with past generations and to explore a student’s cultural background. However\, a common lament is that many children no longer know many folk songs. This presentation will explore strategies in which teachers can bring folk songs into their student’s lives\, including ideas to use them as a vehicle to develop music theory\, harmonization ability\, singing and playing\, and other musicianship skills. In addition\, resources will be shared for finding folk songs which show multicultural awareness and which can be chosen to support the cultural identity of one’s students. Discussion will be included about equity of representation and avoiding a lack of contextualization\, as well as more information about evaluating the historical context of problematic folk songs. \nPresenter Bio: 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\, 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.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-revisiting-roots-reviving-folk-song/
LOCATION:Jacksonville Library\, 340 West C Street\, Jacksonville\, OR\, 97530\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Terri Horn":MAILTO:terrrisuehorn@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - The Mighty Wrist and the Piano: Mastering the Motions of the Wrist for Optimal Piano Technique
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Rogue Valley\nPresenter: Dr. Stephen Lewis \nProgram Description: This talk is an in-depth look at the wrist motions involved in piano playing (lateral\, up-down\, elliptical\, rotational\, drawer\, and stationary) and how they help various techniques and textures we often teach or play. Dr. Lewis will explore how and why these motions are so crucial to piano playing\, and provide knowledge and flexibility to the teachers present in how to make your own determinations regarding teaching using the wrists. \nPresenter Bio: 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. Stephen has also 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).
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-the-mighty-wrist-mastering-the-motions-of-the-wrist-for-optimal-piano-technique/
LOCATION:Jacksonville Library\, 340 West C Street\, Jacksonville\, OR\, 97530\, United States
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Terri Horn":MAILTO:terrrisuehorn@gmail.com
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