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SUMMARY:District Presidents Round Table
DESCRIPTION:The meeting of the District Presidents and their President Elect officers that occurs prior to the State Board Meeting. This meeting will be over Zoom. Watch your emails for the link.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-presidents-round-table-jan24/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Liz Willis":MAILTO:president@oregonmta.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231117
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231120
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SUMMARY:Virtual Syllabus - Fall 2023
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Syllabus is available for all current OMTA members with students who are out-of-area\, or have extreme conflicts with their own district dates. Please contact the chair with any questions about this. \nRegistration Deadline: October 20\, 2023.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/virtual-syllabus-fall-2023/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:Syllabus,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Heidi Evans":MAILTO:heidievanspiano@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T103000
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - The Art of Memorization
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Hillsboro\nPresenter: Dr. Michelle Huang\, NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]A native of Taiwan\, pianist Michelle Huang has performed and taught extensively throughout the U.S. as well as abroad in the Czech Republic\, Italy\, Switzerland\, and Taiwan. Described as a pianist with much sensibility and nuance\, Michelle Huang is equally at home as soloist\, chamber musician\, and teacher. She has played numerous solo recitals\, gave workshops and masterclasses\, and collaborated frequently with vocalists and instrumentalists in the Mary L’Engle Ensemble\, the River City Trio\, the chamber group-in-residence at Friday Musicale in Jacksonville\, Florida\, and the Jacksonville Symphony and Richmond Symphony musicians. \nIn 2017\, she received a grant to commission ten paintings by two graduates of Virginia Commonwealth University art students. These paintings were presented alongside the complete performance of Mussorgsky’s piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition during her concert tour in 2018-19. Deeply committed to community outreach\, she launched a concert series during her residency at Edward Waters College\, in which high caliber artists performed concerts as well as conducted master classes\, workshops\, and lectures for the continuing enrichment and exposure of classical music to both the school and the community. She initiated the Mentoring Program as part of the Richmond Music Teachers Association\, in which young music teachers can be paired with experienced teachers to help them with aspects of teaching. She is the co-founder of the Online Young Pianist Summer Symposium\, which launched in May 2020 in the middle of the pandemic. The Symposium was conducted virtually for pre-college and college students as well as teachers\, in which guest speakers were invited to present topics such as the art of practicing\, the art of memorization\, and Alexander Technique\, as well as a masterclass. The Symposium continued to flourish in April 2022\, and is expected to have more sessions in 2023. \nMichelle Huang holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Tennessee\, and Doctor of Music in Piano Performance from Florida State University. Her principal teachers include Barbara Rowan\, David Northington\, and Read Gainsford. Dr. Huang has held teaching positions at Walter State Community College and Lincoln Memorial University. In 2011 – 2014\, she served as the Assistant Professor of Piano at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville\, Florida. Most recently\, she was on the piano faculty at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond\, Virginia. In the summer\, she served on the faculty of East/West International Piano Festival in Seoul\, Korea. \nIn addition to teaching in the collegiate setting\, Dr. Huang also maintains a private studio\, where she works with talented pre-college students both in her Seattle studio and online. She has served as President and first Vice President of Programming for the Richmond Music Teachers Association. She is currently an active member of the Seattle Music Teachers Association and Eastside Music Teachers Association. Highly demanded as a frequent presenter and adjudicator\, she is a Visiting Artist for the Washington State Music Teachers Association. Many of her students have won top awards and successfully pursued studies and careers in music.[/expand]\nProgram Description:“I played through it without the music just fine before!”[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=”]We have all been there. What makes someone a better memorizer than others? In this talk\, we will look at the four different types of memory: visual\, tactile\, aural\, and analytical\, and how to best use them to securely memorize our pieces for the next performance. We will learn that there is a direct correlation between excellent practice habits and memory\, and how the act of storytelling can really help to secure that memory.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-the-art-of-memorization/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Holly Counts":MAILTO:hollycounts@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230609T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230609T120000
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Teachings of Nelita True: An Homage
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Central Oregon\nPresenter: Thomas Otten[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Thomas Otten holds the title of Emeritus Professor\, having retired in 2018 as Piano Area Chair from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He now resides in Portland\, OR\, where he is establishing himself as a master teacher and concert artist. A California native born of German-American parents\, Dr. Otten has been hailed by the New York Times as “an extremely original player who puts a formidable technique at the service of his ideas.” He made his debut at age seventeen with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center\, and has since developed a global profile through performances in New York\, Washington\, Los Angeles\, St. Petersburg\, Sydney\, Munich\, Frankfurt\, and Milan\, including such venues as Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, Severance Hall\, the German Embassy\, and the National Press Club. He has given guest artist recitals and masterclasses at top music schools and conservatories\, such as the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia\, the Munich Hochschule für Musik in Germany\, as well as the Eastman School of Music\, The Juilliard School\, and Oberlin Conservatory in the U.S. \nA recipient of numerous national and international awards\, Dr. Otten has studied with artist teachers John Perry and Nelita True and worked intensively with biomechanics expert Barbara Lister-Sink. He has been on the faculties of the International Young Artists Project (Italy)\, Saarburger Serenaden International Music Festival (Germany)\, the American Institute of Musical Studies (Austria)\, and the Kent/Blossom Festival (Ohio)\, as well as concerto soloist at the Chautauqua and Brevard Summer Festivals. He has been a member of competition juries in the U.S. and abroad\, and was founder of the Kent Piano Seminar in Ohio\, as well director of the UNC Liszt Festival\, UNC Etude Festival\, and the Ginastera Centennial Celebration in North Carolina. His discography includes transcriptions of Franz Liszt and a premiere recording of etudes by African American composer Leslie Adams. He is committed to diverse music of our time\, having also premiered works by electronic music expert Frances White and jazz pianist/composer Joe Utterback. \nDr. Otten’s former students include prize-winning concert artist Andrew Tyson\, along with other professional musicians who are active throughout the country. His collaborations include the Miami and Vega String Quartets\, violinist Richard Luby\, as well as baritone Marc Callahan and soprano Louise Toppin. For more information on Dr. Otten\, please visit his website at www.otten.studio.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Nelita True\, who passed in January 2021 due to COVID\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]was one of the great artist teachers and clinicians of our time. Dr. Otten counts his study with her as one of his great blessings and joys; much of his pedagogical approach is due to his work with her. This session will illuminate her highly practical\, organized\, and effective approach to musicianship (tone\, voicing\, line\, rhythmic direction)\, technique\, practice\, and memorization\, along with anecdotes that underscore her warm\, nurturing approach to her students.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-teachings-of-nelita-true-an-homage-2/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Janet Smith":MAILTO:jstrekkie@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230401T100000
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Making Syllabus Relevant: Using OMTA Syllabus Skills to Play Music
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, for access please contact Rebecca Gooch\nPresenting District: Mid-Columbia\nPresenter: Dianne Davies[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dianne Davies received a BA in music from Lewis and Clark College with piano emphasis and K-12 music education certification. Since then\, Dianne has taught public and private school music and currently focuses on her private piano studio in Beaverton and performing. In 2010 Dianne created and performed her comedy show Dianne Davies Has Fallen Off Her Bench and in 2016\, she created\, produced\, and performed a new show titled Attachments & Detachments–Tragedy to Triumph combining the music of Cascadia Composers\, the Northwest Regions chapter of NACUSA (National Association of Composers USA)\, with dance\, live art\, and theatre to tell her own transparent story. In 2016\, Dianne also began composing pieces for piano students. Since 2018\, her student compositions have been performed each year at PSU in the Cascadia sponsored concert\, In Good Hands\, that connects living composers with young music students. Most recently\, in December 2019 she produced another show with all her own compositions and arrangements for Christmas titled Soli Deo Gloria. Dianne created and performed original piano solo pieces\, piano solo arrangements of Chopin Nocturnes fused with traditional carols (Romantic Christmas Suite)\, as well as a violin & piano duet\, violin & cello duet\, vocal solos and choral works. Again\, she collaborated with live dancers and multi-media visual artist Collin Murphy. Dianne chairs the State Composition Celebration Virtual Event. Watch for her monthly column in the OMTA Music News on-line publication and her current performing and composing projects at musiqPOWER.com.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Dianne Davies has taken a series of folksongs and[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=”]Christmas carols to teach all levels of the OMTA Syllabus chord progressions and put them into music. The right-hand melodies are given in scale degree numbers and the left hand accompaniment is given in Roman numerals following each level of syllabus. Students learn to easily transpose the ideas to all keys and understand the concepts.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-making-syllabus-relevant-using-omta-syllabus-skills-to-play-music/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Gooch":MAILTO:mid-columbia@oregonmta.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230314T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230314T113000
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SUMMARY:Grant Event -- Practice Smarter\, Not Longer
DESCRIPTION:Contact for Zoom link: Rosanne Smith\nPresenting District: Linn-Benton\nPresenter: Dr. Lark Powers[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]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.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Practice is the most significant element which will determine a musician’s success and enjoyment of their craft.[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=”]However\, many musicians were never taught how to practice\, and some of what we think we know about learning can be updated. A few easily incorporated practice strategies can greatly increase progress and make practicing more efficient. This presentation will delve into fascinating research on how the brain learns and how this relates to music and practicing. Offering innovative and practical advice\, topics discussed will include organization\, spacing\, the effectiveness of interleaved (random) repetition\, first-time retrieval strategies\, performance preparation\, and common practice mistakes. With strategies to overcome the challenge of getting started\, making improvement that sticks\, staying focused\, and planning the next session\, this presentation will suggest ideas that can make practice rewarding and effective. Strategic practice techniques create transformative changes\, which can be seen in overall progress as well as in performing comfort and success.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-practice-smarter-not-longer-2/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Rosanne Smith":MAILTO:rosannecs@aol.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20230107T200339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230107T203900Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event -- Practice Smarter\, Not Longer
DESCRIPTION:Contact for Zoom link: Jan Miller\nPresenting District: Blue Mountain\nPresenter: Dr. Lark Powers[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]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.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Practice is the most significant element which will determine a musician’s success and enjoyment of their craft.[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=”]However\, many musicians were never taught how to practice\, and some of what we think we know about learning can be updated. A few easily incorporated practice strategies can greatly increase progress and make practicing more efficient. This presentation will delve into fascinating research on how the brain learns and how this relates to music and practicing. Offering innovative and practical advice\, topics discussed will include organization\, spacing\, the effectiveness of interleaved (random) repetition\, first-time retrieval strategies\, performance preparation\, and common practice mistakes. With strategies to overcome the challenge of getting started\, making improvement that sticks\, staying focused\, and planning the next session\, this presentation will suggest ideas that can make practice rewarding and effective. Strategic practice techniques create transformative changes\, which can be seen in overall progress as well as in performing comfort and success.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-practice-smarter-not-longer/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan Miller":MAILTO:j.d.miller@frontier.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230106T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20221126T230548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221126T230815Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Theatre Tools for Musicians
DESCRIPTION:For Zoom Link: Contact Rita Warton \nPresenting District: Lincoln County \nPresenter: Dr. Lisa Neher[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]New music powerhouse Dr. Lisa Neher 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 female athleticism\, 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 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 and the Mirror Visions Ensemble Young Composer Competition\, and is 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 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. She teaches each year at the Ultimate Music Business Summit and is an instructor and Executive Team member for Toolbox Sessions. 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.[/expand] \nProgram Description: In this workshop\, we will explore movement and expression tools from the theatre tradition[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=”]and how to apply those to the work we do as musicians and music teachers. Topics include stage presence\, physical awareness and relaxation\, bowing\, listening\, receiving\, and responding to energy\, finding contrast through levels\, tapping into emotion and expression using acting tools of emotional recall and creative substitution. You will leave with exercises you can use with your students in lessons and group classes.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-theatre-tools-for-musicians/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
ORGANIZER;CN="Rita Warton":MAILTO:rita.warton@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221108T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221108T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20221013T014305Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221013T014305Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - An Examination of Enrique Granados' Pedagogical Piano Works
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, for access please contact Rosanne Smith\nPresenting District: Linn-Benton\nPresenter: Ricardo de la Torre[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]In demand as a performer\, teacher\, adjudicator\, and presenter\, 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. \nBorn 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 graduate with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Colorado Boulder\, where he worked as a teaching assistant. \nAn active presenter\, he has participated in numerous local\, regional\, and international conferences. The results of his research have been published in specialized journals in the U.S.\, Mexico\, and Colombia. \nHe is a visiting artist for the Washington State Music Teachers Association’s Music Artistry Program and has served on the faculty of East Central University in Ada\, OK. Ricardo has also taught music analysis at Pacific Lutheran University. Currently he is pianist at First Lutheran Church in Tacoma where he directs its summer concert series Listen Live at Lunch.[/expand] \nProgram Description: This session takes a fresh look[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]at three of this important Spanish composer’s pedagogical collections and presents an overview of Granados’ educational activities and concerns as well as the way his tradition lives on today.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-an-examination-of-enrique-granados-pedagogical-piano-works/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rosanne Smith":MAILTO:rosannecs@aol.com
END:VEVENT
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20221010T185345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T185947Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event - Albums for the Young: Fascinating but Lesser-Known Repertoire Choices for the Intermediate Level Pianist
DESCRIPTION:Presenting District: Mid-Columbia\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Rebecca Gooch\nPresenter: Dr. Crystal Zimmerman[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Crystal is professor of piano at Willamette University where she teaches class piano\, individual piano lessons\, as well as courses in music technology. At Willamette\, she is also staff accompanist and coordinator of the accompanying program. She frequently performs in collaborative\, chamber music\, and solo recitals as well as being pianist in the Salem Chamber Orchestra. Zimmerman is in demand as a lecturer and clinician\, and her articles have been featured in American Music Teacher magazine. She worked with FJH music company on the series\, Succeeding with Sonatinas. Her most recent publication is the FJH Masterpiece Anthology–Women Composers.[/expand] \nProgram Description: This lecture will explore fascinating but lesser-known repertoire choices for the intermediate level pianist.[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]These compositions are similar to Robert Schumann’s Album for the Young\, Op. 68\, ranging in length from one to three pages and are technically accessible for the intermediate student. She will discuss the character pieces from the middle of the nineteenth century\, around the time of Schumann and the impetus behind the explosion of “Albums for the Young” during this time. She will play pieces from Schumann’s Op. 68 and demonstrate comparable/alternate suitable works by other composers such as Mosonyi\, Kullak\, Heller\, Gade\, Godard\, Karganov\, Kiel\, Köhler\, Kirchner\, and Gurlitt. Many of the pieces have programmatic titles; it is this “character” element that can be a powerful creative stimulus for the student. She has found that\, for younger students especially\, engaging imagination in response to the images and emotions suggested by the title\, can create truly magical learning experiences.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-albums-for-the-young-fascinating-but-lesser-known-repertoire-choices-for-the-intermediate-level-pianist/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Gooch":MAILTO:mid-columbia@oregonmta.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221022T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221022T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220920T222557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220920T222736Z
UID:7280-1666432800-1666440000@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Training the Ear and the Eye From the Start: The Hoffman Method
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, for access please contact Jan Miller\nPresenting District: Blue Mountain\nPresenter: Joseph Hoffman[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Joseph Hoffman began playing the piano at age six. In high school\, he studied with Alfred Mouledous\, principal pianist for the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. While continuing his musical studies in piano and conducting at Brigham Young University\, Mr. Hoffman was appointed chorusmaster and conductor for numerous BYU opera productions\, including Carmen and Pirates of Penzance. He conducted the 300-voice University Chorale and taught courses for music majors in music theory\, conducting and sightsinging. \nIn order to help pay his way through grad school\, Mr. Hoffman began teaching piano lessons to kids in the neighborhood. He wanted his students to love music and piano playing as much as he did\, but he struggled to find a piano method that provided a rigorous\, well-rounded musical training\, while still being fun and engaging. Over the next several years\, he made it his personal quest to study all he could about learning theory\, and he actively researched the best methods available for teaching music. It was from these years of study\, exploration\, and experimentation that the “Hoffman Method” of teaching piano was born.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Researchers have known for decades[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]that young children do not learn best from books\, but through direct experience. Joseph Hoffman will share techniques and activities which will immerse the children you teach in a rich array of musical experiences through singing\, movement\, and engaging activities that explore rhythm\, pitch\, and reading notes on the staff. Building on this solid foundation of musical awareness and skill\, children develop a fluent piano technique and acquire an impressive repertoire of piano literature. The end result is students who are adept at playing by both ear and by sight. This program has been used over the last ten years with hundreds of students in both group and private settings\, and the results have been remarkably positive..[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-training-the-ear-and-the-eye-from-the-start-the-hoffman-method/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan Miller":MAILTO:j.d.miller@frontier.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220924T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220924T143000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220713T032835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T032835Z
UID:7077-1664024400-1664029800@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:State Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The meeting of the State Board of OMTA\, which occurs every Fall.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/state-board-meeting-sep22/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Liz Willis":MAILTO:president@oregonmta.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220924T125500
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220713T033047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220918T021554Z
UID:7080-1664020800-1664024100@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:District Presidents Round Table
DESCRIPTION:The meeting of the District Presidents and their President Elect officers that occurs prior to the State Board Meeting.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-presidents-round-table/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Liz Willis":MAILTO:president@oregonmta.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T090000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220406T032330Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220406T032739Z
UID:6876-1653116400-1653123600@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Music of the Romantic and Contemporary Eras: Differences in Tone\, Articulation\, Pedal\, Rubato
DESCRIPTION:Join Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83551761030 \nMeeting ID: 835 5176 1030\n\n\n\nFor more information: please contact Sarah Milburn.\nPresenting District: Umatilla-Morrow\nPresenter: Dr. Thomas Otten\, NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Thomas Otten holds the title of Emeritus Professor\, having recently retired as Piano Area Chair from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He now resides in Portland\, OR\, where he is establishing himself as a master teacher and concert artist. A California native born of German American parents\, Dr. Otten has been hailed by the New York Times as “an extremely original player who puts a formidable technique at the service of his ideas.” He made his debut at age seventeen with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center and has since developed a global profile through performances in New York\, Washington\, Los Angeles\, St. Petersburg\, Sydney\, Munich\, Frankfurt\, and Milan\, including such venues as Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, Severance Hall\, the German Embassy\, and the National Press Club. He has given guest artist recitals and masterclasses at top music schools and conservatories\, such as the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia\, the Munich Hochschule für Musik in Germany\, as well as the Eastman School of Music\, The Juilliard School\, and Oberlin Conservatory in the U.S.\nA recipient of numerous national and international awards\, Dr. Otten has studied with artist teachers John Perry and Nelita True and worked intensively with biomechanics expert Barbara Lister-Sink. He has been on the faculties of the International Young Artists Project (Italy)\, Saarburger Serenaden International Music Festival (Germany)\, the American Institute of Musical Studies (Austria)\, and the Kent/Blossom Festival (Ohio)\, as well as concerto soloist at the Chautauqua and Brevard Summer Festivals. He has been a member of competition juries in the U.S. and abroad and was founder of the Kent Piano Seminar in Ohio\, as well director of the UNC Liszt Festival\, UNC Etude Festival\, and the Ginastera Centennial Celebration in North Carolina. His discography includes transcriptions of Franz Liszt and a premiere recording of etudes by African American composer Leslie Adams. He is committed to diverse music of our time\, having also premiered works by electronic music expert Frances White and jazz pianist/composer Joe Utterback.\nDr. Otten’s former students include prize-winning concert artist Andrew Tyson\, along with other professional musicians who are active throughout the country. His collaborations include the Miami and Vega String Quartets\, violinist Richard Luby\, as well as baritone Marc Callahan and soprano Louise Toppin. For more information on Dr. Otten\, please visit his website at www.otten.studio.[/expand]\nProgram Description: What makes for a stylistically appropriate performance?[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]Should we use the same amount of pedal in Mozart as Chopin? How do we choose articulations in Baroque music? These and similar questions will be examined to shed light on the often-confusing musical choices we have when performing and teaching music from different style periods.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-music-of-the-romantic-and-contemporary-eras-differences-in-tone-articulation-pedal-rubato/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Milburn":MAILTO:sarahmilburn@yahoo.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220506T034500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220506T051500
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220306T180257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220319T191853Z
UID:6768-1651808700-1651814100@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Duke Ellington\, the Pianist
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, for more information and access please contact Janet Smith.\nPresenting District: Central Oregon\nPresenter: Dr. Matt Cooper[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Matt Cooper is a Professor Emeritus of Music at Eastern Oregon University\, where he was awarded the 2019 Distinguished Teaching Faculty award\, retiring after a 31-year college teaching career. He served as OMTA President from 2000 to 2002\, during which time he traveled to Khabarovsk\, Russia as part of the “Music Without Borders” exchange program\, leading to two additional invitations to perform in Khabarovsk in 2002 and 2004.\nDr. Cooper earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He has done extensive study in the Taubman approach at the Golandsky Institute and Princeton University and has studied Tango music in Buenos Aires. A former prizewinner in the Thelonious Monk and Great American Jazz Piano competitions\, he is the author of Duke Ellington: A Study in Styles.\nDr. Cooper has adjudicated many piano festivals and competitions and has performed numerous solo recitals\, chamber recitals\, and concerto appearances throughout the Northwest. He has recorded four jazz and classical CDs and is in frequent demand throughout the Northwest as a performer\, adjudicator\, clinician\, and presenter.[/expand]\nProgram Description: Duke Ellington has been widely acknowledged as America’s greatest “jazz” composer\, but[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]from a 21st Century perspective many are now viewing his work as the equal of other composers working from European models. Ellington himself liked to use the phrase “beyond category” as the highest praise\, and as recent scholarship by David Schiff and Harvey Cohen points out\, Ellington’s music has been “ghettoized” partly due to popular mythology about his methods of composing.\nAlthough he did not attend conservatory and he purposely avoided European models in his quest to create a music that would reflect the unique perspective of African Americans\, Ellington did in fact study harmony and composition with Henry Grant\, Will Marion Cook\, and Will Vodery. His longtime collaborator from 1941 to 1967\, Billy Strayhorn\, was also an accomplished classical musician who thoroughly understood Ravel\, Stravinsky\, and Debussy. Contrary to popular belief\, Ellington was a tireless composer who left behind nine cubic meters of scores\, many in his own exquisite hand. Although a single critical edition of Ellington’s work is long overdue\, these manuscripts reside in the Smithsonian and include several fully notated solo piano pieces which would make a fine addition to Syllabus\, contemporary festivals\, or recitals. Though currently unpublished\, they are available to the public and are eminently more playable than comparable\, hybrid pieces by Astor Piazzolla.\nIn this workshop\, Dr. Cooper will share Ellington piano works such as “The Single Petal of a Rose\,” “Meditation\,” and “The Clothed Woman” as well as original transcriptions from his book\, Duke Ellington as Pianist: A Study in Styles (College Music Society\, 2013) and attempt to place Ellington in his rightful place in the wider canon of American music and music in general.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-grant-event-duke-ellington-the-pianist/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Janet Smith":MAILTO:jstrekkie@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220506T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220506T050000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220306T165122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220306T165122Z
UID:6765-1651806000-1651813200@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Teachings of Nelita True: An Homage
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, for more information and access please contact Mary Morganti.\nPresenting District: Lincoln County\nPresenter: Dr. Thomas Otten\, NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Thomas Otten holds the title of Emeritus Professor\, having recently retired as Piano Area Chair from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He now resides in Portland\, OR\, where he is establishing himself as a master teacher and concert artist. A California native born of German American parents\, Dr. Otten has been hailed by the New York Times as “an extremely original player who puts a formidable technique at the service of his ideas.” He made his debut at age seventeen with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center and has since developed a global profile through performances in New York\, Washington\, Los Angeles\, St. Petersburg\, Sydney\, Munich\, Frankfurt\, and Milan\, including such venues as Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, Severance Hall\, the German Embassy\, and the National Press Club. He has given guest artist recitals and masterclasses at top music schools and conservatories\, such as the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia\, the Munich Hochschule für Musik in Germany\, as well as the Eastman School of Music\, The Juilliard School\, and Oberlin Conservatory in the U.S.\nA recipient of numerous national and international awards\, Dr. Otten has studied with artist teachers John Perry and Nelita True and worked intensively with biomechanics expert Barbara Lister-Sink. He has been on the faculties of the International Young Artists Project (Italy)\, Saarburger Serenaden International Music Festival (Germany)\, the American Institute of Musical Studies (Austria)\, and the Kent/Blossom Festival (Ohio)\, as well as concerto soloist at the Chautauqua and Brevard Summer Festivals. He has been a member of competition juries in the U.S. and abroad and was founder of the Kent Piano Seminar in Ohio\, as well director of the UNC Liszt Festival\, UNC Etude Festival\, and the Ginastera Centennial Celebration in North Carolina. His discography includes transcriptions of Franz Liszt and a premiere recording of etudes by African American composer Leslie Adams. He is committed to diverse music of our time\, having also premiered works by electronic music expert Frances White and jazz pianist/composer Joe Utterback.\nDr. Otten’s former students include prize-winning concert artist Andrew Tyson\, along with other professional musicians who are active throughout the country. His collaborations include the Miami and Vega String Quartets\, violinist Richard Luby\, as well as baritone Marc Callahan and soprano Louise Toppin. For more information on Dr. Otten\, please visit his website at www.otten.studio.[/expand]\nProgram Description: Nelita True\, who passed in January 2021 due to COVID\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]was one of the great artist teachers and clinicians of our time. Dr. Otten counts his study with her as one of his great blessings and joys; much of his pedagogical approach is due to his work with her. This session will illuminate her highly practical\, organized\, and effective approach to musicianship (tone\, voicing\, line\, rhythmic direction)\, technique\, practice\, and memorization\, along with anecdotes that underscore her warm\, nurturing approach to her students.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-teachings-of-nelita-true-an-homage/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Morganti":MAILTO:maryjo3663@msn.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220402T050000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220402T063000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220219T235721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220220T002752Z
UID:6727-1648875600-1648881000@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Acquiring Aural Skills: Listening Deeply
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, for access and more information please contact Rebecca Gooch.\nPresenting District: Mid-Columbia\nPresenter: Dr. Johnandrew Slominski[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]American pianist Johnandrew Slominski enjoys a distinguished reputation as a performer and pedagogue. He has been hailed as “a remarkable\, brilliant\, and gifted pianist” (Chautauquan Daily)\, commended for performing with “a great deal of intellect” (89.9 KBPS Portland)\, and recognized for his communicative performance: “I was profoundly moved by his performance…He has a musicianship that transcends his youthfulness.” (Eye on Sun Valley). His 2016 San Francisco concert debut\, presented by the New Piano Collective\, earned praise as “awe-inspiring” and “ear-opening” from Stephen Smoliar of the San Francisco Examiner. Slominski seamlessly navigates the landscape of a varied and thriving career as a soloist\, chamber musician\, music theorist\, author\, pedagogue\, and speaker. Highlights of his current season include a solo CD released on the Centaur Records label\, an all-Schubert disc with soprano Kayleen Sánchez released on the Soundset Recordings label\, performances of concerti by Mozart and Schumann\, and more than a dozen speaking and teaching engagements in the United States and Asia.\nSlominski earned three degrees from the Eastman School of Music by age 21\, and was unanimously nominated for the Jerald R. Graue Musicology Fellowship and the Eastman Performer’s Certificate; his first professorship followed at age 23. He has held faculty positions as a pianist and music theorist at the Eastman School of Music\, Sunderman Conservatory at Gettysburg College\, Virginia Commonwealth University\, and Linfield University. He is the founding director of Classical Music on the Spot (an institute for eighteenth-century improvisation)\, a co-founder of the San Francisco International Piano Festival\, and a founding faculty member of the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival at the University of South Florida. He earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music. Slominski is a New Piano Collective artist.[/expand]\nProgram Description: The composer and pianist Robert Schumann[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]wrote in 1848 that\, “You must get to the point that you can hear music from the page. …A perfect musician should be able to picture a piece\, at first hearing…as though he had the score in front of him.” This workshop\, facilitated by Dr. Slominski\, former theory and aural skills faculty at the Eastman School of Music\, opens a conversation about teaching and learning through a nuanced aural curriculum. Skills discussed include sight-singing\, solfege and solmization\, dictation\, playing by ear\, improvisation\, and more.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-acquiring-aural-skills-listening-deeply-3/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Gooch":MAILTO:mid-columbia@oregonmta.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220402T030000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220402T050000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220219T231215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220219T232506Z
UID:6718-1648868400-1648875600@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Making Syllabus Relevant: Using OMTA Syllabus Skills to Play Music
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, for more information and access please contact Sarah Milburn.\nPresenting District: Umatilla-Morrow\nPresenter: Dianne Davies[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dianne Davies received a BA in music from Lewis and Clark College with piano emphasis and K-12 music education certification. Since then\, Dianne has taught public and private school music and currently focuses on her private piano studio in Beaverton and performing. In 2010 Dianne created and performed her comedy show Dianne Davies Has Fallen Off Her Bench and in 2016\, she created\, produced\, and performed a new show titled Attachments & Detachments–Tragedy to Triumph combining the music of Cascadia Composers\, the Northwest Regions chapter of NACUSA (National Association of Composers USA)\, with dance\, live art\, and theatre to tell her own transparent story. In 2016\, Dianne also began composing pieces for piano students. Since 2018\, her student compositions have been performed each year at PSU in the Cascadia sponsored concert\, In Good Hands\, that connects living composers with young music students. Most recently\, in December 2019 she produced another show with all her own compositions and arrangements for Christmas titled Soli Deo Gloria. Dianne created and performed original piano solo pieces\, piano solo arrangements of Chopin Nocturnes fused with traditional carols (Romantic Christmas Suite)\, as well as a violin & piano duet\, violin & cello duet\, vocal solos and choral works. Again\, she collaborated with live dancers and multi-media visual artist Collin Murphy. Dianne continues to teach during these trying times of the pandemic and chairs the State Composition Celebration Virtual Event. Watch for her monthly column in the OMTA Music News on-line publication and her current performing and composing projects at musiqPOWER.com.[/expand]\nProgram Description: Dianne Davies has taken a series of folksongs[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]and Christmas Carols to teach all levels of the OMTA Syllabus chord progressions and put them into music. The right-hand melodies are given in scale degree numbers and the left-hand accompaniment is given in Roman Numerals following each level of syllabus. Students learn to easily transpose the ideas to all keys and understand the concepts.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-grant-event-making-syllabus-relevant-using-omta-syllabus-skills-to-play-music/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Milburn":MAILTO:sarahmilburn@yahoo.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220312T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220312T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220129T164732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220129T164817Z
UID:6674-1647082800-1647090000@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Music of the Baroque\, Classical\, Romantic\, Contemporary Eras: differences in Tone\, Articulation\, Pedal\, Rubato (focus on Romantic & Contemporary eras)
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information and Zoom access please contact Sarah Milburn.\nPresenting District: Umatilla-Morrow\nPresenter: Dr. Thomas Otten\, NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Thomas Otten holds the title of Emeritus Professor\, having recently retired as Piano Area Chair from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He now resides in Portland\, OR\, where he is establishing himself as a master teacher and concert artist. A California native born of German-American parents\, Dr. Otten has been hailed by the New York Times as “an extremely original player who puts a formidable technique at the service of his ideas.” He made his debut at age seventeen with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center and has since developed a global profile through performances in New York\, Washington\, Los Angeles\, St. Petersburg\, Sydney\, Munich\, Frankfurt\, and Milan\, including such venues as Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, Severance Hall\, the German Embassy\, and the National Press Club. He has given guest artist recitals and masterclasses at top music schools and conservatories\, such as the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia\, the Munich Hochschule für Musik in Germany\, as well as the Eastman School of Music\, The Juilliard School\, and Oberlin Conservatory in the U.S.\nA recipient of numerous national and international awards\, Dr. Otten has studied with artist teachers John Perry and Nelita True and worked intensively with biomechanics expert Barbara Lister-Sink. He has been on the faculties of the International Young Artists Project (Italy)\, Saarburger Serenaden International Music Festival (Germany)\, the American Institute of Musical Studies (Austria)\, and the Kent/Blossom Festival (Ohio)\, as well as concerto soloist at the Chautauqua and Brevard Summer Festivals. He has been a member of competition juries in the U.S. and abroad and was founder of the Kent Piano Seminar in Ohio\, as well director of the UNC Liszt Festival\, UNC Etude Festival\, and the Ginastera Centennial Celebration in North Carolina. His discography includes transcriptions of Franz Liszt and a premiere recording of etudes by African American composer Leslie Adams. He is committed to diverse music of our time\, having also premiered works by electronic music expert Frances White and jazz pianist/composer Joe Utterback.\nDr. Otten’s former students include prize-winning concert artist Andrew Tyson\, along with other professional musicians who are active throughout the country. His collaborations include the Miami and Vega String Quartets\, violinist Richard Luby\, as well as baritone Marc Callahan and soprano Louise Toppin. For more information on Dr. Otten\, please visit his website at www.otten.studio.[/expand] \nProgram Description: What makes for a stylistically appropriate performance?[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “] Should we use the same amount of pedal in Mozart as Chopin? How do we choose articulations in Baroque music? These and similar questions will be examined to shed light on the often-confusing musical choices we have when performing and teaching music from many different style periods.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-music-of-the-baroque-classical-romantic-contemporary-eras-differences-in-tone-articulation-pedal-rubato-focus-on-romantic-contemporary-eras/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Milburn":MAILTO:sarahmilburn@yahoo.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220308T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220308T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220124T190435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220218T153410Z
UID:6643-1646737200-1646742600@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Lions and Tigers and...PARENTS!...Oh My!: Constructive Communication With Parents
DESCRIPTION:Information and Zoom access: Please contact Carolee Harbour.\nPresenting District: Rogue Valley\nPresenter: Rebekah Carter\, NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Rebekah Carter\, NCTM\, maintains a piano studio in eastern Oregon\, and has recently settled roots in Boise\, Idaho. In addition to teaching in her private studio for over 15 years as an independent piano instructor\, Ms. Carter 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 OMTA Blue Mountain District as Secretary and chairs festivals at the district and state level. In 2016-2018\, she was a Tholen Fellow through Portland Piano International. In 2020\, Ms. Carter presented at the OMTA Virtual Conference from Florence\, OR. She is a regular presenter and competition adjudicator throughout Oregon and Idaho.\nMs. Carter enjoys maintaining a professional and friendly relationship with the parents in her studio. She also enjoys hiking\, trying new foods\, attending concerts\, and spending time with her husband and two children.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Teachers of all instruments[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]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. 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 (Music Teachers National Association) 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-3/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Carolee Harbour":MAILTO:carolee1h@msn.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220304T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220304T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220124T194821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220124T194904Z
UID:6647-1646388000-1646395200@oregonmta.org
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220304
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220306
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20210906T214858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210906T214858Z
UID:6123-1646352000-1646524799@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:District Event: Workshop - Music of the Baroque\, Classical\, Romantic\, and Contemporary Eras
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Thomas Otten: Music of the Baroque\, Classical\, Romantic\, and Contemporary Eras \nSponsored by Umatilla-Morrow district. \nFor Zoom Link and times\, contact event organizer.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-event-workshop-music-of-the-baroque-classical-romantic-and-contemporary-eras/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Event,Umatilla-Morrow
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Milburn":MAILTO:sarahmilburn@yahoo.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220214T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220214T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220124T184333Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220124T190512Z
UID:6637-1644831000-1644838200@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Lions and Tigers and...PARENTS!...Oh My!: Constructive Communication With Parents
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, for more information and access please contact Terri Horn.\nPresenting District: Rogue Valley\nPresenter: Rebekah Carter\, NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Rebekah Carter\, NCTM\, maintains a piano studio in eastern Oregon\, and has recently settled roots in Boise\, Idaho. In addition to teaching in her private studio for over 15 years as an independent piano instructor\, Ms. Carter 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 OMTA Blue Mountain District as Secretary and chairs festivals at the district and state level. In 2016-2018\, she was a Tholen Fellow through Portland Piano International. In 2020\, Ms. Carter presented at the OMTA Virtual Conference from Florence\, OR. She is a regular presenter and competition adjudicator throughout Oregon and Idaho.\nMs. Carter enjoys maintaining a professional and friendly relationship with the parents in her studio. She also enjoys hiking\, trying new foods\, attending concerts\, and spending time with her husband and two children.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Teachers of all instruments[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]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. 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 (Music Teachers National Association) 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-2/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Terri Horn":MAILTO:terrrisuehorn@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20210919T212129Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210919T212412Z
UID:6262-1644670800-1644678000@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:District Event: Blue Mountain District Baroque Festival
DESCRIPTION:OMTA Blue Mountain district offers this adjudicated online recital\, which is open to either competitive or non-competitive division studets of Blue Mountain District teachers. Winners in the competitive division with advance to the State level recital. \nRegistration deadline: January 22\, 2022 \nThis event is via Zoom.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-event-blue-mountain-district-baroque-festival/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:Blue Mountain,District Event,Festival,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebekah Carter":MAILTO:rebekah@carterpiano.studio
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T130000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20220114T193154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220129T164902Z
UID:6620-1644663600-1644670800@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Music of the Baroque\, Classical\, Romantic\, Contemporary Era: Differences in Tone\, Articulation\, Pedal\, Rubato (focus on Baroque & Classical eras)
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information and Zoom access please contact Sarah Milburn.\nPresenting District: Umatilla-Morrow\nPresenter: Dr. Thomas Otten\, NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Thomas Otten holds the title of Emeritus Professor\, having recently retired as Piano Area Chair from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He now resides in Portland\, OR\, where he is establishing himself as a master teacher and concert artist. A California native born of German-American parents\, Dr. Otten has been hailed by the New York Times as “an extremely original player who puts a formidable technique at the service of his ideas.” He made his debut at age seventeen with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center and has since developed a global profile through performances in New York\, Washington\, Los Angeles\, St. Petersburg\, Sydney\, Munich\, Frankfurt\, and Milan\, including such venues as Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, Severance Hall\, the German Embassy\, and the National Press Club. He has given guest artist recitals and masterclasses at top music schools and conservatories\, such as the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia\, the Munich Hochschule für Musik in Germany\, as well as the Eastman School of Music\, The Juilliard School\, and Oberlin Conservatory in the U.S.\nA recipient of numerous national and international awards\, Dr. Otten has studied with artist teachers John Perry and Nelita True and worked intensively with biomechanics expert Barbara Lister-Sink. He has been on the faculties of the International Young Artists Project (Italy)\, Saarburger Serenaden International Music Festival (Germany)\, the American Institute of Musical Studies (Austria)\, and the Kent/Blossom Festival (Ohio)\, as well as concerto soloist at the Chautauqua and Brevard Summer Festivals. He has been a member of competition juries in the U.S. and abroad and was founder of the Kent Piano Seminar in Ohio\, as well director of the UNC Liszt Festival\, UNC Etude Festival\, and the Ginastera Centennial Celebration in North Carolina. His discography includes transcriptions of Franz Liszt and a premiere recording of etudes by African American composer Leslie Adams. He is committed to diverse music of our time\, having also premiered works by electronic music expert Frances White and jazz pianist/composer Joe Utterback.\nDr. Otten’s former students include prize-winning concert artist Andrew Tyson\, along with other professional musicians who are active throughout the country. His collaborations include the Miami and Vega String Quartets\, violinist Richard Luby\, as well as baritone Marc Callahan and soprano Louise Toppin. For more information on Dr. Otten\, please visit his website at www.otten.studio.[/expand] \nProgram Description: What makes for a stylistically appropriate performance?[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “] Should we use the same amount of pedal in Mozart as Chopin? How do we choose articulations in Baroque music? These and similar questions will be examined to shed light on the often-confusing musical choices we have when performing and teaching music from many different style periods.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-music-of-the-baroque-classical-romantic-contemporary-era-differences-in-tone-articulation-pedal-rubato/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Milburn":MAILTO:sarahmilburn@yahoo.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220208T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20211227T190700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211227T194614Z
UID:6568-1644314400-1644319800@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Ornamentation & Performance Practice: Domenico Scarlatti's Remarkable Keyboard Sonatas
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information and Zoom access please contact Rosanne Smith.\nPresenting District: Linn-Benton\nPresenter: Dr. Matt Cooper[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dr. Matt Cooper is a Professor Emeritus of Music at Eastern Oregon University\, where he was awarded the 2019 Distinguished Teaching Faculty award\, retiring after a 31-year-college-teaching career. He served as OMTA President from 2000 to 2002\, during which time he traveled to Khabarovsk\, Russia as part of the “Music Without Borders” exchange program\, leading to two additional invitations to perform in Khabarovsk in 2002 and 2004.\nDr. Cooper earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. He has done extensive study in the Taubman approach at the Golandsky Institute and Princeton University\, and has studied Tango music in Buenos Aires. A former prizewinner in the Thelonious Monk and Great American Jazz Piano competitions\, he is the author of “Duke Ellington: A Study in Styles.”\nDr. Cooper has adjudicated many piano festivals and competitions and has performed numerous solo recitals\, chamber recitals\, and concerto appearances throughout the Northwest. He has recorded four jazz and classical CDs and is in frequent demand throughout the Northwest as a performer\, adjudicator\, clinician and presenter.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Dr. Cooper will present a journey[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]through Scarlatti’s 160 harpsichord sonatas published by G. Schirmer\, with an eye toward successful performance at the piano. Includes historical background\, live playing of examples of numerous representative and more-accessible sonatas\, and discussion of interpretation and performance practice.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-ornamentation-performance-practice-domenico-scarlattis-remarkable-keyboard-sonatas/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rosanne Smith":MAILTO:rosannecs@aol.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220110T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20211211T230528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211211T232850Z
UID:6543-1641808800-1641814200@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Composition: Stealing from the Masters
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information and Zoom access please contact Dr. Janet Pollack.\nPresenting District: Eugene\nPresenter: Dianne Davies[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dianne Davies received a BA in music from Lewis and Clark College with piano emphasis and K-12 music education certification. Since then\, Dianne has taught public and private school music and currently focuses on her private piano studio in Beaverton and performing. In 2010 Dianne created and performed her comedy show Dianne Davies Has Fallen Off Her Bench and in 2016\, she created\, produced and performed a brand new show titled Attachments & Detachments Tragedy to Triumph combining the music of Cascadia Composers\, the Northwest Regions chapter of NACUSA (National Association of Composer USA)\, with dance\, live art and theatre to tell her own transparent story. In\n2016\, Dianne also began composing pieces for piano students. Since 2018\, her student compositions have been performed each year at PSU in the Cascadia sponsored concert “In Good Hands” that connects living composers with young music students. Most recently\, in December 2019 she produced another show with all her own compositions and arrangements for Christmas titled Soli Deo Gloria. Dianne created and performed original piano solo pieces\, piano solo arrangements of Chopin Nocturnes fused with traditional carols (Romantic Christmas Suite)\, as well as a violin & piano duet\, violin & cello duet\, vocal solos and choral works. Again\, she collaborated with live dancers and multi-media visual artist Collin Murphy. Dianne continues to teach during these trying times of the pandemic and chair the State Composition Celebration Virtual Event. Watch for her monthly column in the OMTA Music News on-line publication and her current performing and composing projects at musiqPOWER.com.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Dianne has taken pieces from the pianists repertoire and used them as a guide to compose new works. [expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]Two of Dianne’s compositions from her Rainforest Animals pieces were inspired by two Debussy Preludes from Book 1. Dianne will discuss how “The Sunken Cathedral” prelude no. 10 inspired “The Amazonian Manatee” and “Minstrels” prelude no. 12 inspired “The Golden Lion Tamarin.” This presentation is to encourage teachers to present repertoire to students as a guide to their own creativity.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-composition-stealing-from-the-masters/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Janet Pollack":MAILTO:janetkippollack@comcast.net
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211214T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211214T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20211211T221358Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211211T230831Z
UID:6533-1639476000-1639483200@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Style Forum: Music of the Romantic Era
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Rosanne Smith.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Rosanne Smith.\nPresenting District: Linn-Benton\nPresenter: Dr. Thomas Otten\, NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Thomas Otten holds the title of Emeritus Professor\, having recently retired as Piano Area Chair from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He now resides in Portland\, OR\, where he is establishing himself as a master teacher and concert artist. A California native born of German-American parents\, Dr. Otten has been hailed by the New York Times as “an extremely original player who puts a formidable technique at the service of his ideas.” He made his debut at age 17 with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center\, and has since developed a global profile through performances in New York\, Washington\, Los Angeles\, St. Petersburg\, Sydney\, Munich\, Frankfurt\, and Milan\, including such venues as Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, Severance Hall\, the German Embassy\, and the National Press Club. He has given guest artist recitals and masterclasses at top music schools and conservatories\, such as the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia\, the Munich Hochschule für Musik in Germany\, as well as the Eastman School of Music\, The Juilliard School\, and Oberlin Conservatory in the U.S.\nA recipient of numerous national and international awards\, Dr. Otten has studied with artist teachers John Perry and Nelita True\, and worked intensively with biomechanics expert Barbara Lister-Sink. He has been on the faculties of the International Young Artists Project (Italy)\, Saarburger Serenaden International Music Festival (Germany)\, the American Institute of Musical Studies (Austria)\, and the Kent/Blossom Festival (Ohio)\, as well as concerto soloist at the Chautauqua and Brevard Summer Festivals. He has been a member of competition juries in the U.S. and abroad\, and was founder of the Kent Piano Seminar in Ohio\, as well director of the UNC Liszt Festival\, UNC Etude Festival\, and the Ginastera Centennial Celebration in North Carolina. His discography includes transcriptions of Franz Liszt and a premiere recording of etudes by African American composer Leslie Adams. He is committed to diverse music of our time\, having also premiered works by electronic music expert Frances White and jazz pianist/composer Joe Utterback.\nDr. Otten’s former students include prize-winning concert artist Andrew Tyson\, along with other professional musicians who are active throughout the country. His collaborations include the Miami and Vega String Quartets\, violinist Richard Luby\, as well as baritone Marc Callahan and soprano Louise Toppin. For more information on Dr. Otten\, please visit his website at www.otten.studio.[/expand] \nProgram Description: How do we effectively handle the complexities of Romantic music?[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]This session will look at how to approach such elements as tone\, rubato\, pedal\, as well as layers of sound/complex accompanimental figures. Music of Grieg\, Chopin\, Schubert\, Liszt will be examined\, with an eye to pieces that are more effective\, as well as those to potentially avoid.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-style-forum-music-of-the-romantic-era-2/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rosanne Smith":MAILTO:rosannecs@aol.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211204T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20211025T144946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211025T145026Z
UID:6391-1638622800-1638630000@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-How Do I Get My Student to Sound Artistic?
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Rebecca Gooch.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Rebecca Gooch.\nPresenting District: Mid-Columbia\nPresenter: Dr. Thomas Otten\, NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Thomas Otten holds the title of Emeritus Professor\, having recently retired as Piano Area Chair from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He now resides in Portland\, OR\, where he is establishing himself as a master teacher and concert artist. A California native born of German-American parents\, Dr. Otten has been hailed by the New York Times as “an extremely original player who puts a formidable technique at the service of his ideas.” He made his debut at age 17 with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center\, and has since developed a global profile through performances in New York\, Washington\, Los Angeles\, St. Petersburg\, Sydney\, Munich\, Frankfurt\, and Milan\, including such venues as Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, Severance Hall\, the German Embassy\, and the National Press Club. He has given guest artist recitals and masterclasses at top music schools and conservatories\, such as the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia\, the Munich Hochschule für Musik in Germany\, as well as the Eastman School of Music\, The Juilliard School\, and Oberlin Conservatory in the U.S.\nA recipient of numerous national and international awards\, Dr. Otten has studied with artist teachers John Perry and Nelita True\, and worked intensively with biomechanics expert Barbara Lister-Sink. He has been on the faculties of the International Young Artists Project (Italy)\, Saarburger Serenaden International Music Festival (Germany)\, the American Institute of Musical Studies (Austria)\, and the Kent/Blossom Festival (Ohio)\, as well as concerto soloist at the Chautauqua and Brevard Summer Festivals. He has been a member of competition juries in the U.S. and abroad\, and was founder of the Kent Piano Seminar in Ohio\, as well director of the UNC Liszt Festival\, UNC Etude Festival\, and the Ginastera Centennial Celebration in North Carolina. His discography includes transcriptions of Franz Liszt and a premiere recording of etudes by African American composer Leslie Adams. He is committed to diverse music of our time\, having also premiered works by electronic music expert Frances White and jazz pianist/composer Joe Utterback.\nDr. Otten’s former students include prize-winning concert artist Andrew Tyson\, along with other professional musicians who are active throughout the country. His collaborations include the Miami and Vega String Quartets\, violinist Richard Luby\, as well as baritone Marc Callahan and soprano Louise Toppin. For more information on Dr. Otten\, please visit his website at www.otten.studio.[/expand] \nProgram Description: What makes for an artistic performance?[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]This session will delve into issues of tone\, rubato\, rhythm\, articulation\, pedal\, tempo: how to use these elements to create artistry in students.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-how-do-i-get-my-student-to-sound-artistic-3/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Gooch":MAILTO:mid-columbia@oregonmta.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211109T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211109T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T202424
CREATED:20211013T012141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T013042Z
UID:6349-1636452000-1636459200@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Style Forum: Music of the Romantic Era
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Rosanne Smith.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Rosanne Smith.\nPresenting District: Linn-Benton\nPresenter: Dr. Thomas Otten\, NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Thomas Otten holds the title of Emeritus Professor\, having recently retired as Piano Area Chair from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He now resides in Portland\, OR\, where he is establishing himself as a master teacher and concert artist. A California native born of German-American parents\, Dr. Otten has been hailed by the New York Times as “an extremely original player who puts a formidable technique at the service of his ideas.” He made his debut at age 17 with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center\, and has since developed a global profile through performances in New York\, Washington\, Los Angeles\, St. Petersburg\, Sydney\, Munich\, Frankfurt\, and Milan\, including such venues as Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, Severance Hall\, the German Embassy\, and the National Press Club. He has given guest artist recitals and masterclasses at top music schools and conservatories\, such as the Rimsky-Korsakov St. Petersburg State Conservatory in Russia\, the Munich Hochschule für Musik in Germany\, as well as the Eastman School of Music\, The Juilliard School\, and Oberlin Conservatory in the U.S.\nA recipient of numerous national and international awards\, Dr. Otten has studied with artist teachers John Perry and Nelita True\, and worked intensively with biomechanics expert Barbara Lister-Sink. He has been on the faculties of the International Young Artists Project (Italy)\, Saarburger Serenaden International Music Festival (Germany)\, the American Institute of Musical Studies (Austria)\, and the Kent/Blossom Festival (Ohio)\, as well as concerto soloist at the Chautauqua and Brevard Summer Festivals. He has been a member of competition juries in the U.S. and abroad\, and was founder of the Kent Piano Seminar in Ohio\, as well director of the UNC Liszt Festival\, UNC Etude Festival\, and the Ginastera Centennial Celebration in North Carolina. His discography includes transcriptions of Franz Liszt and a premiere recording of etudes by African American composer Leslie Adams. He is committed to diverse music of our time\, having also premiered works by electronic music expert Frances White and jazz pianist/composer Joe Utterback.\nDr. Otten’s former students include prize-winning concert artist Andrew Tyson\, along with other professional musicians who are active throughout the country. His collaborations include the Miami and Vega String Quartets\, violinist Richard Luby\, as well as baritone Marc Callahan and soprano Louise Toppin. For more information on Dr. Otten\, please visit his website at www.otten.studio.[/expand] \nProgram Description: How do we effectively handle the complexities of Romantic music?[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]This session will look at how to approach such elements as tone\, rubato\, pedal\, as well as layers of sound/complex accompanimental figures. Music of Grieg\, Chopin\, Schubert\, Liszt will be examined\, with an eye to pieces that are more effective\, as well as those to potentially avoid.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-style-forum-music-of-the-romantic-era/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Rosanne Smith":MAILTO:rosannecs@aol.com
END:VEVENT
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