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SUMMARY:Grant Event-The Taubman Approach
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Janet Pollack.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Janet Pollack.\nPresenting District: Eugene\nPresenter: Deborah Cleaver[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]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 teaches at Lewis and Clark College and Reed College as well as in her private studio. She also organizes seminars three times each year for the Portland/Golandsky Institute community\, and is the immediate past president of OMTA Portland District. She has been a faculty member of the Golandsky Institute since 2005\, and teaches at their summer institute at Princeton University every summer. Previous teaching positions have been at Willamette University\, 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 I and II. 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\, and for Oregon and Washington music teachers’ associations\, and is a frequent adjudicator throughout the Northwest.[/expand]\nProgram Description: This presentation will focus on the practical aspects of the Taubman approach[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]that can be incorporated without a lot of training. Teachers will learn the most advantageous physical relation to the piano keyboard\, how to successfully perform leaps\, polyrhythms\, chords and octaves\, and improved tone production.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-the-taubman-approach/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Janet Pollack":MAILTO:janetkippollack@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211108T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211108T233000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210906T203733Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event-Lions and Tigers and...PARENTS!...Oh My!
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Terri Horn.\nLocation: Zoom\, for 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 on the OMTA State Board as Certification Chair and 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 can relate[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]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 presentation 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 Code of Ethics for professional guidance.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-lions-and-tigers-and-parents-oh-my/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Terri Horn":MAILTO:terrrisuehorn@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T143000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210919T204201Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210919T204319Z
UID:6257-1636203600-1636209000@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:District Event: Blue Mountain Classical/Romantic Festival
DESCRIPTION:OMTA Blue Mountain District is sponsoring a Classical/Romantic festival as its “District Choice” this year. The event is open to students of Blue Mountain District teachers and is non-adjudicated. \nRegistration deadline: October 23\, 2021 \nThis festival will happen via Zoom.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/blue-mountain-classical-romantic-festival/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:Blue Mountain,District Event,Festival,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Mio Aoike":MAILTO:maoike@eou.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20211004T021505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T014649Z
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SUMMARY:Grant Event-Nuts & Bolts of Writing Music Down: A Guide to Help Your Students' Composition Look and Feel Professional
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Sarah Milburn.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Sarah Milburn.\nPresenting District: Blue Mountain\nPresenter: Dr. Stephen Lewis\, PhD\, DMA\,NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dr. Stephen Lewis\, PhD\, DMA\, NCTM\, 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).[/expand] \nProgram Description: When writing music\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]young composers need to learn to navigate the difficulties of notation (so other people can read their music)\, instrumentation (so their music works and sounds its best)\, and style. In this 2-hour session\, we will explore a basic set of rules and principles that will allow you to teach your students how to write clear\, creative\, and effective music. Have handy: blank staff paper\, a pencil\, an eraser\, a 6-inch ruler\, and enthusiasm![/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-nuts-bolts-of-writing-music-down-a-guide-to-help-your-students-composition-look-and-feel-professional-2/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Milburn":MAILTO:sarahmilburn@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211105T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211105T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210906T204219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T013750Z
UID:6079-1636106400-1636113600@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Lions and Tigers and...PARENTS!...Oh My!
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Mary Morganti.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Mary Morganti.\nPresenting District: Lincoln County\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 on the OMTA State Board as Certification Chair and 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 can relate[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]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 presentation 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 Code of Ethics for professional guidance.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-lions-and-tigers-and-parents-oh-my-2/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Morganti":MAILTO:maryjo3663@msn.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211023T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211023T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20211010T173405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T014246Z
UID:6329-1634994000-1635001200@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event (Part 2)-Engaging Story and Narrative in Performance: Marches\, Waltzes\, Chorales\, and Other "Topics" in Music
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Jan Miller.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Jan Miller.\nPresenting District: Blue Mountain\nPresenter: Dr. Stephen Lewis\, PhD\, DMA\,NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dr. Stephen Lewis\, PhD\, DMA\, NCTM\, 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).[/expand] \nProgram Description (Session One 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM): When writing music\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]young composers need to learn to navigate the difficulties of notation (so other people can read their music)\, instrumentation (so their music works and sounds its best)\, and style. In this 2-hour session\, we will explore a basic set of rules and principles that will allow you to teach your students how to write clear\, creative\, and effective music. Have handy: blank staff paper\, a pencil\, an eraser\, a 6-inch ruler\, and enthusiasm![/expand] \nProgram Description (Session Two 1:00 to 3:00 PM): Many of us feel[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]that music is often telling a story\, but we cannot agree on what these stories are! Is there a story\, or not? In this workshop\, Dr. Lewis will present current innovative ideas from music theorists about musical “topics\,” or references to extra-musical ideas\, and how they help us to speak more clearly and accurately about musical stories and narratives. We will look at some of the most common topics found in classical and romantic music and how thinking about topics can help teachers and students reach greater heights in their work together.[/expand] \n 
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-part-2-engaging-story-and-narrative-in-performance-marches-waltzes-chorales-and-other-topics-in-music/
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:20211023T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211023T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210916T025821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211013T014334Z
UID:6245-1634983200-1634990400@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event (Part One)-Nuts & Bolts of Writing Music Down: A Guide to Help Your Students' Composition Look and Feel Professional
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Jan Miller.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Jan Miller.\nPresenting District: Blue Mountain\nPresenter: Dr. Stephen Lewis\, PhD\, DMA\,NCTM[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dr. Stephen Lewis\, PhD\, DMA\, NCTM\, 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).[/expand] \nProgram Description (Session One 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM): When writing music\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]young composers need to learn to navigate the difficulties of notation (so other people can read their music)\, instrumentation (so their music works and sounds its best)\, and style. In this 2-hour session\, we will explore a basic set of rules and principles that will allow you to teach your students how to write clear\, creative\, and effective music. Have handy: blank staff paper\, a pencil\, an eraser\, a 6-inch ruler\, and enthusiasm![/expand] \nProgram Description (Session Two 1:00 to 3:00 PM): Many of us feel[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]that music is often telling a story\, but we cannot agree on what these stories are! Is there a story\, or not? In this workshop\, Dr. Lewis will present current innovative ideas from music theorists about musical “topics\,” or references to extra-musical ideas\, and how they help us to speak more clearly and accurately about musical stories and narratives. We will look at some of the most common topics found in classical and romantic music and how thinking about topics can help teachers and students reach greater heights in their work together.[/expand] \n  \n 
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-nuts-bolts-of-writing-music-down-a-guide-to-help-your-students-composition-look-and-feel-professional/
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;VALUE=DATE:20211016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211017
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210906T212801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210908T034353Z
UID:6111-1634342400-1634428799@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:District Event: Portland District Ensemble Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Ensemble Festival allows students to play music of all genres in a collaborative setting. Ensembles may include any combination of instruments including duos\, trios\, quartets\, piano duets\, and string quartets and trios. Instrumental solos with piano accompaniment and concerti movements are not allowed. This is a unified Portland District event for both East and West Portland. \nDeadline for registration: 9/9/2021
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-event-portland-district-ensemble-festival/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Event,East Portland,Student Festival,West Portland
ORGANIZER;CN="Fen-Fang Tsao":MAILTO:fragrance888t@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211012T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211012T123000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210906T200953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T022657Z
UID:6071-1634036400-1634041800@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Acquiring Aural Skills: Listening Deeply
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Tammy Johnson.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Susan Todd.\nPresenting District: Umpqua Valley-South Coast\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. \nDr. Slominski 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\, the Sunderman Conservatory at Gettysburg College\, and Virginia Commonwealth 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\, a founding faculty member of the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival at the University of South Florida\, and an Assistant Professor of Music at Linfield College. 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 wrote in 1848 that\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]“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 presentation 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-2/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211009T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211009T160000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210820T225420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T042535Z
UID:5958-1633780800-1633795200@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:2021 Sonatina Festival
DESCRIPTION:The OMTA Sonatina Festival is a biennial competitive event for students of high school age and younger. Participants perform before an adjudicator in a private audition. Each student receives a written evaluation of their performance. The festival encompasses ten levels\, each of which is represented by one or more Sonatina/Sonata movements selected from various composers\, periods\, and styles. There is a Required Repertoire List\, which correlates with Syllabus levels. All students within the same level perform the same piece. \n2021 COVID-19 Update: The OMTA Sonatina Festival is online. 1st and 2nd place video submissions from each level will be compiled into an Honors Recital video to be shared after the festival date. Evaluation forms\, ribbons\, and trophies will be mailed to teachers after the festival date. \nRegistration Deadline: September 10\, 2021 \nVideo Submission Deadline: Wednesday\, October 6\, 2021 11:59PM PST
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/2021-sonatina-festival/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:Student Festival,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebekah Carter":MAILTO:rebekah@carterpiano.studio
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211008T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211008T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210916T015741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210916T022800Z
UID:6235-1633687200-1633694400@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Teaching Coordinate Movement Principles to the Young Pianist
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, for access please contact Susan Todd.\nPresenting District: Salem\nPresenter: Lisa Marsh[expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Lisa Ann Marsh is a member of the adjunct piano faculty at Portland State University. As Director of the Coordinate Movement Program she specializes in wellness for musicians. Her courses focus on injury prevention\, health and well being\, and mind-body connections for increased artistry and creativity. She received her Bachelor of Science in Music and Master of Music in Performance from Portland State University. Additional background in somatic education includes 19 years as a Registered Nurse in the fields of Neurosurgery and Emergency Medicine\, eight years of piano technique study at the Taubman Institute of Piano and seven years of study of the Alexander Technique and Body Mapping with Barbara Conable. As a performer\, she specializes in 20th century music and presenting her original compositions.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Drawing from the fields of Body Mapping and piano instruction\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]Ms. March will present topics from her book “Coordinate Movement for Pianists” to include: posture\, healthy movement\, scales\, arpeggios\, trills\, tremolos\, leaps\, pedaling\, dynamics and articulation. These topics will be explored at the piano through the intermediate and early advanced repertoire. Audience participation is encouraged![/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-teaching-coordinate-movement-principles-to-the-young-pianist/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Butler":MAILTO:butlers9@frontier.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211002T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211002T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210818T041944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210818T041944Z
UID:5954-1633168800-1633186800@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:2021 Syllabus Adjudicator Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Annual Adjudicator Retreat where adjudicators discuss and review the latest information regarding the Piano Syllabus program. This will be a virtual retreat\, hosted via Zoom.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/21-syllabus-adjudicator-retreat/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Syllabus
ORGANIZER;CN="Heidi Evans":MAILTO:heidievanspiano@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210925T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210814T004757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210901T050519Z
UID:5934-1632571200-1632582000@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:State Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This is the fall board meeting for OMTA. Board members include all the District Presidents\, State Committee Chairs\, and the Executive Committee. \nThis event will be held over Zoom.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/state-board-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Sarah Ball":MAILTO:sarahbarkerball@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210507T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210507T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210118T022650Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T232708Z
UID:5215-1620381600-1620388800@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Non-verbal Teaching: Identifying and Utilizing Learning Styles
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Mary Morganti.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Susan Todd.\nPresenting District: Lincoln County\nPresenter: Dr. Crystal Zimmerman [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Crystal Zimmerman grew up in Wichita\, Kansas\, where she earned a dual Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy from Wichita State University. At the University of Oregon\, she earned a dual Master of Music degree in Piano Performance and Piano Pedagogy and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree with an emphasis in Piano Performance and a supporting area of Musicology.\nCrystal 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 is currently working with FJH music company on the series\, Succeeding with Sonatinas.[/expand]\nProgram Description: This lecture will explore how to connect with students on a non-verbal basis.[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]We will explore a variety of learning style models\, with the most focus primarily being on the NLP (Handler-Grinder model). The subconscious mind is a powerful tool – this is where deep learning can be experienced\, and as teachers\, is often a tool we overlook. Though we utilize all our senses when playing music\, we each have a preferred sensory mode. Identifying and teaching to your students’ preferred sensory mode\, will not only enhance your non-verbal communication and overall rapport\, but it will also help you identify what sensory modes might need further development. We will explore how to identify which sensory mode is favored\, and how to strengthen those modes that may not be a highly engaged.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-non-verbal-teaching-identifying-and-utilizing-learning-styles/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Morganti":MAILTO:maryjo3663@msn.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210430T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210430T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210421T151052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210421T151052Z
UID:5571-1619776800-1619784000@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:District Event: Dr. Daniel Immel in Solo Piano Recital
DESCRIPTION:The Lincoln County District of Oregon Music Teachers Association with the help of Nellie Tholen Enrichment Grant presents Dr. Daniel Immel in solo piano recital via Zoom. His program will include Sonata Op. 20\, no. 3 in F minor by Johann Nepomuk Hummel\, Six Transcriptions of Songs by Charles Alexis Weissenberg\, and Sonata in B minor\, S. 178 by Franz Liszt. \nDANIEL IMMEL is Professor of Music at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. His primary teachers have included Madeleine Forte\, Luba Edlina-Dubinsky and Gregory Allen. His degrees were conferred from Boise State University\, Indiana University\, and the University of Texas at Austin\, and he received a Diploma from the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau\, France. He has coached in master classes with several artists\, including Martin Canin\, Nelita True\, Jay Gottlieb\, Philippe Entremont\, Philippe Bianconi and Frederic Augessy. His solo and collaborative performances have led him to perform in the United States\, Europe\, Canada\, and Russia. He was a finalist in the 16th annual Vienna International Music Competition and was also a 2nd prize winner in the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition in New York. His collaborations include performances with the Cypress String Quartet\, and saxophonist Todd Oxford at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall\, of which he appears on Oxford’s second solo CD\, “Tango Magnetism.” The New York Concert Review praised his ability to “successfully transform himself from empathetic collaborator to independent soloist several times and rightly received equal billing.” In 2015\, he was invited to give a solo recital at the Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest\, Hungary. He has also appeared with the Case Ensemble at Carnegie Hall and with the Kutztown University Wind Ensemble at the Kennedy Center. Dr. Immel performed in Recital and presented a Lecture/Workshop in November 2018 for the Lincoln County District of OMTA. Use the same link to attend “Approaching a New 20th Century Piece” Saturday\, May 1 at 10am.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-event-dr-daniel-immel-in-solo-piano-recital/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Event,Lincoln County,Recital
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oregonmta.org/wp-content/uploads/Daniel_Immel.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Cathy Champion-Predmore":MAILTO:backlit17@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210413T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210413T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210207T010925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T232907Z
UID:5330-1618308000-1618313400@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Acquiring Aural Skills: Listening Deeply
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Rosanne Smith.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Susan Todd.\nPresenting District: Linn-Benton\nPresenter: American pianist Johnandrew Slominski [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]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\, the Sunderman Conservatory at Gettysburg College\, and Virginia Commonwealth 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\, a founding faculty member of the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival at the University of South Florida\, and an Assistant Professor of Music at Linfield College. 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 wrote in 1848 that\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]“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.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-acquiring-aural-skills-listening-deeply/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rosanne Smith":MAILTO:rosannecs@aol.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210409T104500
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210409T121500
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210123T181426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210214T224236Z
UID:5230-1617965100-1617970500@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Playing Perfectly: What It Takes to Practice and Perform Completely Without Mistakes (or Fear of Mistakes) - Yes\, It's Possible!
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Janet Smith.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Susan Todd.\nPresenting District: Central Oregon\nPresenter: Jennifer Wright [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Jennifer Wright\, M.M.\, B.M.\, is a keyed-instruments performer\, composer\, educator\, graphic artist\, event producer and culture-maker. She is passionate about creating beautiful\, thought-provoking cultural realities and memorable\, multi-sensory performance experiences. Her work melds diverse artistic disciplines and expressions to create adventurous contexts that reshape the landscape of performative experience in order to engage\, inspire\, move\, and change both the giver and the receiver for the better. Jennifer performs regularly as a solo and collaborative artist and has presented numerous concerts\, master classes\, and workshops in the U.S.A.\, the U.K.\, Europe\, and Cuba. \nJennifer graduated summa cum laude from the Hartt School of Music in Hartford\, CT with a Bachelor of Music in piano performance and studied for two years at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst and Universität Stuttgart in Germany. She was awarded several Distinctions for her Masters Degree achievements in performance and musicological research at the Trinity College of Music in London\, England in the Historically Informed Piano Performance degree program. \nJennifer mischievously mixes experimental\, visceral\, and utterly listenable elements in an ever-evolving mix of her wide-ranging obsessions and curious whims\, including repurposing pianos and other instruments\, video art\, found sound\, alternative keyed instruments\, sound sculptures\, theatricality\, trash instruments\, the natural world\, movement/dance\, science\, silliness\, electronics\, fashion\, and live art-making. Much of her work focuses around her one-of-a-kind “Skeleton Piano\,” an upright piano that she stripped of its exterior\, altered mightily\, and plays from the inside out with wild extended techniques and electronic modification. \nHer compositions have been performed at the 29th and 31st Annual Festival de La Habana de Música Contemporánea in Cuba\, the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival\, The Astoria Music Festival\, Portland International Piano Festival\, Portland’s March Music Moderne festivals\, Crazy Jane Composers and Cascadia Composers concerts\, on KBOO\, XRAY and KTCB radio\, on KGW TV and Cuban National TV\, by Portland’s Resonance Ensemble\, the Free Marz String Trio\, the Delgani Quartet\, and in recitals in the U.S.\, England\, and Finland. \nMore info available at jenniferwrightpianostudio.com and skeletonpiano.com.[/expand]\nProgram Description: Have you heard a “kind” instructor say that making mistakes is normal\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]human\, even a valuable part of the learning process? Or that striving for musical perfection is akin to being a lifeless robot and even creatively dangerous? Perhaps you heard a “tough love” teacher remark that you’re only as good as your last performance and that if you’re not perfect\, you’re not even in the game? \nWhich perspective is the right one? Surprise: they all are – to a point! The secret is in the mix. This workshop shows how to reconcile these viewpoints into a joyous lifelong practice approach and gives you the tools and practice techniques to eliminate mistakes (and the terrible fear of mistakes) entirely from your playing. Let’s waste no time in giving this gift to ourselves and to our students! \nIn this workshop we’ll cover:\n• Why do we make mistakes?\n• What are you actually doing wrong? (Hint: it’s usually not what you think.)\n• Practice techniques: the good\, the bad\, and the useless\n• How to fix ingrained mistakes and habits\n• The power of habits and human nature: you can fight them\, or you can make them work for you…it’s your choice\n• Tapping into your innate learning instincts for powerful progress\n• Once you get it\, it’s all fun and games! \nBring your “That’s impossible” stories\, your “I’ve tried and I can’t” tales\, your burning questions\, and your overwhelming challenges with you – so we can knock them down one by one![/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-grant-event-playing-perfectly-what-it-takes-to-practice-and-perform-completely-without-mistakes-or-fear-of-mistakes-yes-its-possible/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Janet Smith":MAILTO:jstrekkie@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210312T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210312T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210203T170436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T170436Z
UID:5296-1615541400-1615548600@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:District Event: Dr. Matt Cooper presents "Ebony & Ivory: American Composers from Copland to Ellington"
DESCRIPTION:In this virtual presentation\, Dr. Cooper will delve into published works\, transcriptions\, and unpublished manuscripts by iconic American piano composers from the 20th century\, all of whom in their own way embraced the American musical landscape. \nThis will be presented via Zoom. Please contact Teresa Sealey by March 9\, 2021 at teresasealey.omta@gmail.com to request the access link.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-event-dr-matt-cooper-presents-ebony-ivory-american-composers-from-copland-to-ellington/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Event,Tualatin Valley,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa Sealey":MAILTO:teresasealey.omta@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210306T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210306T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210109T211921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210214T223024Z
UID:5151-1615035600-1615042800@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event - Master Class
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Rebecca Gooch.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Susan Todd.\nPresenting District: Mid-Columbia\nPresenter: Alexander Tutunov\, NCTM [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dr. Alexander Tutunov is widely recognized as one of the most outstanding virtuosos of the former Soviet Union. First Prize winner of the Belarusian National Piano Competition and winner of the Russian National Piano Competition\, Tutunov’s playing was described by Soviet Culture\, Moscow\, as “exhilarating and inspired\, and which demonstrated a unique talent”. \nDr. Tutunov maintains a busy performing schedule in Europe\, China\, Mexico\, and the United States as a recitalist\, soloist with orchestra\, and on radio and television. He is also in demand as an adjudicator for piano competitions. \nDr. Tutunov graduated magna cum laude from the Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory (studies with Anna Artobolevskaya and Lev Naumov) and University of North Texas (piano studies with Joseph Banowetz). Awarded his doctoral diploma with honors in concert performance from the Belarusian State Conservatory\, he has taught at the Minsk College of Music\, the University of North Texas\, and Illinois Wesleyan University. \nDr. Tutunov now lives in Ashland\, where he is Professor of Piano and Artist in Residence at Southern Oregon University. A successful piano pedagogue\, he continues to prepare award-winning students. Dr. Tutunov is Artist in Residence at the University of Alaska Southeast\, Artistic director of the SOU International Piano Institute\, and was recently named the Director of the Chinese-American International Piano Institute in Chengdu\, China.[/expand]\nProgram Description: The master pianist/teacher will work with piano students in a master class setting while the audience is invited to learn by observing.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-master-class/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Gooch":MAILTO:mid-columbia@oregonmta.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210306T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210306T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210118T004113Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T023330Z
UID:5194-1615024800-1615032000@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Integrative Alexander Technique for Performance and Wellness
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Jan Miller.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Susan Todd.\nPresenting District: Blue Mountain\nPresenter: Dr. Matt Goodrich [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dr. Matt Goodrich is a native of Syracuse\, NY\, and a graduate of Oberlin College Conservatory\, where he studied with Julian Martin. He earned his DMA from the University of Washington under the direction of Robin McCabe. His dissertation\, entitled Ricardo Viñes and Les Apaches\, explored the life and talents of one of the twentieth century’s most enigmatic performers. He continues to perform Viñes-related solo- and duo-piano repertoire.\nGoodrich was national finalist in the Music Teachers National Association (Young Artists Division) and Young Keyboard Artist Association competitions. He has performed extensively on the West Coast\, including a headline recital for the Seattle Spring Contemporary Music Festival and a Washington State debut tour\, and has appeared as soloist with the Syracuse Symphony\, University of Washington Symphony\, UW Wind Ensemble\, Victoria Festival Orchestra\, Willamette Valley Symphony\, and Seattle Thalia Symphony.\nAn active chamber music and theatrical performer\, Goodrich was featured in the inaugural concert of the Auburn Symphony Chamber Series and performs frequently with diverse performing groups such as Expanse Ensemble\, Pacific Northwest Ballet\, Harrington-Goodrich Duo\, Lucia Neare’s Theatrical Wonders\, and Northwest Boychoir. He spent 2016 on the road with the Broadway national tour of If/Then and has been an Oregon Shakespeare Festival company member for six seasons. He has earned Alexander Technique International Teaching Certification and is currently Instructor of Piano at Southern Oregon University. He resides in Ashland\, OR.[/expand]\nProgram Description: It is both possible and desirable to learn the Alexander Technique[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]by applying it directly to the specialized skills of an activity—in our case\, music making—from the very beginning. This workshop outlines the basic principles of this unique and practical learning process\, giving the tools to analyze and think constructively about whole-self coordination as well as the efficient sequence of thought and movement needed to play an instrument or sing.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-integrative-alexander-technique-for-performance-and-wellness/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Jan Miller":MAILTO:j.d.miller@frontier.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210306T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210306T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210117T214159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210214T223057Z
UID:5183-1615024800-1615032000@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-The Inclusive Studio: Successfully Teaching Students Who Have Special Needs
DESCRIPTION:Local Contact: For more information please contact Sue Nelson.\nLocation: Zoom\, for access please contact Susan Todd.\nPresenting District: Umatilla-Morrow\nPresenter: Andrew D’Antonio [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Andrew D’Antonio is the founder & director of the Adaptive Music Partnership\, a community outreach program in Springfield\, Massachusetts that provides music classes to over 600 students with special needs and offers workshops to music teachers on techniques for teaching students with diverse needs. He was on the piano faculty at Smith College and Bay Path University and has been teaching private piano lessons for over ten years. Prior to working full-time in music\, he was a special education preschool teacher in New York City.\nAndrew has a bachelors of music in piano performance from Pacific Lutheran University\, a masters of science in teaching in early childhood special education from Fordham University\, and a masters of music in collaborative piano and music history from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He regularly performs as a soloist and chamber musician. A native of the Pacific Northwest\, Andrew returned from the East Coast in 2019 and currently lives and teaches in Portland\, Oregon.[/expand]\nProgram Description: The number of students with special needs is on the rise\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]with some estimates showing that as many as 13% of all U.S. students currently have a diagnosis. In response to this trend\, society and public education have become more proactive about including these students in a broad range of activities that were formerly only available to their peers without diagnoses. As a result\, private music teachers are receiving more requests to teach students with special needs and include them in their group classes\, recitals\, and other studio activities. Unfortunately\, many private music teachers have received little or no training in working with special needs\, and they often feel ill-equipped and/or unsupported in teaching these students.\nThis workshop is intended as an introduction to special education techniques that can be applied in small group and one-on-one settings. Participants will gain a foundational understanding of the most common (and most commonly misunderstood) disabilities that can be disruptive in a traditional private lesson setting: autism\, dyslexia\, and ADHD. Participants will have a chance to discuss and problem-solve scenarios specific to their own studios\, and they will leave with a range of resources that will help support them in the future.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-event-the-inclusive-studio-successfully-teaching-students-who-have-special-needs/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Nelson":MAILTO:musicdoc3@mac.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210303
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210113T044159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210113T050554Z
UID:5161-1614384000-1614729599@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:District Event: Salem Baroque Festival
DESCRIPTION:Contact: Kellene Goff\nRegistration Deadline: February 20\, 2021 \nThis will be a YouTube event. The adjudicator for this event will receive the recordings by February 27 and have several days to finalize choices.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-event-salem-baroque-festival/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Event,Festival
ORGANIZER;CN="Kellene Goff":MAILTO:kellenegoff@gmail.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210228
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20200905T013257Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210121T010213Z
UID:4642-1614384000-1614470399@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:OMTA Baroque Festival
DESCRIPTION:Chair: Craig Hanson\nForms: https://oregonmta.org/programs/festivals/baroque-festival/\nRegistration and Video Submission Deadline: February 20\, 2021 \nThe OMTA Baroque Festival final event is a non-adjudicated student concert performed by winners from the participating districts throughout the state of Oregon. This year\, because of the health concerns\, the event will take place virtually\, with prerecorded videos uploaded in advance and compiled into a virtual performance. All musical selections will be original compositions from the Baroque era (ca.1600-1750) performed primarily on piano\, organ or strings.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/omta-baroque-festival/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:Festival
ORGANIZER;CN="Craig Hanson":MAILTO:pipe_organist@mac.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210212T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210212T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210203T165609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T170558Z
UID:5294-1613122200-1613129400@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:District Event: Lisa Marsh presents "Body Mapping for Pianists"
DESCRIPTION:In this virtual workshop learn to sit at balance\, move gracefully and breathe freely at the piano. Lisa will use suggested pieces that teachers use to teach their students. \n  \nThis will be presented via Zoom. Please contact Teresa Sealey by February 9\, 2021\, at teresasealey.omta@gmail.com\, to request the access link.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-event-lisa-marsh-presents-body-mapping-for-pianists/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Event,Tualatin Valley,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Teresa Sealey":MAILTO:teresasealey.omta@gmail.com
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210209T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210101T014115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210101T014410Z
UID:5094-1612873800-1612879200@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-How Do I Get My Student to Sound Artistic?
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, for access please contact Tammy Johnson.\nPresenting District: Umpqua Valley-South Coast\nPresenter: Dr. Thomas Otten\, NCTM [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Dr. Thomas Otten\, NCTM\, a California native born of German-American parents\, 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 is Professor Emeritus of Piano at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; previously he was chair of piano at Kent State University. His 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.\nFor more information on Dr. Otten’s activities as a master teacher/pianist\, please visit his website: www.otten.studio.[/expand]Program 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 piano students.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-how-do-i-get-my-student-to-sound-artistic-2/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210208T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210208T113000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210101T011353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210113T163829Z
UID:5078-1612778400-1612783800@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Pedaling Through the Ages-Cracking the Code: Historical Guidelines and Strategies for Informed Performance
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, please contact Dr. Janet Pollack.\nPresenting District: Eugene\nPresenter: Dr. Jill Timmons\, NCTM [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Jill Timmons has performed internationally as both a solo pianist and ensemble artist and has offered performances and educational residencies on three continents. She has toured throughout Germany\, Switzerland\, Austria\, France\, Austria\, Spain\, and Chile\, and has appeared in such venues as Carnegie Recital Hall\, Merkin Hall\, the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue\, the National Gallery of Art in Washington\, D. C.\, the Dame Myra Hess Series in Chicago\, the American Consulate in Hamburg\, the Bösendorfer Hall in Vienna\, Catholic University in Santiago\, Chile\, and college and universities throughout the U. S. Timmons\, has been a featured artist on National Public Radio\, has performed under the auspices of the National Endowment for the Arts and has recorded on the Laurel\, Centaur\, and Capstone labels. Ken Burns chose music from her Amy Beach recording for the soundtrack to his PBS documentary\, The War. She is a National Endowment Fellow\, receiving a funding award for the recording of the complete works for solo piano by American composer\, William Bergsma (Laurel Records). \nTimmons has performed with orchestras throughout the US including the Oregon Symphony\, Syracuse Symphony\, Newport Symphony\, Central Oregon Symphony\, Springfield (Illinois) Orchestra\, Festival Orchestra of the Oregon Coast Music Festival\, among others. As a frequent guest artist\, Timmons has appeared in such summer festivals as Tanglewood\, Chenango Musikfest in New York\, the Olympic Music Festival\, the Oregon Coast Music Festival\, Festillésime and Festival Mozart in France. In France she has been artistic director for Musique à Beaumont\, and is a member artist through Perspectives Musicales in Paris. \nAs an award-winning author\, Timmons has written on topics that include entrepreneurship\, and volunteerism within the arts and humanities. She is a recipient of the Wilk International Literary Prize from University of Southern California.  Her best-selling career guidebook\, The Musician’s Journey: Crafting Your Career Vision and Plan\, is published by Oxford University Press and will be forthcoming in a Second Edition in 2021. Timmons works with both individuals and non-profit groups to move their cause forward\, ultimately supporting an artistic vision backed by concrete strategies for success. \nCurrently\, Timmons is the Artist/Teacher Affiliate with Classic Pianos at their flagship store in Portland\, Oregon\, and in their satellite locations in Bellevue\, Denver\, Anchorage\, Las Vegas\, Boston\, and Albuquerque. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Washington and the Master of Music degree from Boston University. Her seminal training as a pianist has been with György Sebök\, Béla Bösörményi-Nagy\, and Randolph Hokanson. \n“She is a sensitive musician…Her playing is graceful\, lyrical\, detailed and intimate.” Tim Page\, The New York Times \n“Timmons soars with the eagles. She plays with vitality and élan.” Fanfare Magazine[/expand] \nProgram Description: Pedaling on the modern piano is not an exact science\, but[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]there are critical principles that can shape our informed performance. In this two-hour workshop\, Dr. Timmons will explore performance practice guidelines\, historically informed choices\, keyboard instruments spanning some 350 years\, how we adapt the modern piano to past practices\, and essential skills required for artful pedaling. Weaving in demonstration and lecture\, Dr. Timmons will offer clear strategies and historical guidelines to a more artful use of the modern piano pedals. A bibliography will also be provided for this presentation.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-pedaling-through-the-ages-cracking-the-code-historical-guidelines-and-strategies-for-informed-performance-2/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Dr. Janet Pollack":MAILTO:janetkippollack@comcast.net
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210101T005721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210113T163720Z
UID:5068-1612616400-1612623600@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Pedaling Through the Ages--Cracking the Code: Historical Guidelines and Strategies for Informed Performance
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, please contact Rebecca Gooch.\nPresenting District: Mid Columbia\nPresenter: Dr. Jill Timmons\, NCTM [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Jill Timmons has performed internationally as both a solo pianist and ensemble artist and has offered performances and educational residencies on three continents. She has toured throughout Germany\, Switzerland\, Austria\, France\, Austria\, Spain\, and Chile\, and has appeared in such venues as Carnegie Recital Hall\, Merkin Hall\, the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue\, the National Gallery of Art in Washington\, D. C.\, the Dame Myra Hess Series in Chicago\, the American Consulate in Hamburg\, the Bösendorfer Hall in Vienna\, Catholic University in Santiago\, Chile\, and college and universities throughout the U. S. Timmons\, has been a featured artist on National Public Radio\, has performed under the auspices of the National Endowment for the Arts and has recorded on the Laurel\, Centaur\, and Capstone labels. Ken Burns chose music from her Amy Beach recording for the soundtrack to his PBS documentary\, The War. She is a National Endowment Fellow\, receiving a funding award for the recording of the complete works for solo piano by American composer\, William Bergsma (Laurel Records). \nTimmons has performed with orchestras throughout the US including the Oregon Symphony\, Syracuse Symphony\, Newport Symphony\, Central Oregon Symphony\, Springfield (Illinois) Orchestra\, Festival Orchestra of the Oregon Coast Music Festival\, among others. As a frequent guest artist\, Timmons has appeared in such summer festivals as Tanglewood\, Chenango Musikfest in New York\, the Olympic Music Festival\, the Oregon Coast Music Festival\, Festillésime and Festival Mozart in France. In France she has been artistic director for Musique à Beaumont\, and is a member artist through Perspectives Musicales in Paris. \nAs an award-winning author\, Timmons has written on topics that include entrepreneurship\, and volunteerism within the arts and humanities. She is a recipient of the Wilk International Literary Prize from University of Southern California.  Her best-selling career guidebook\, The Musician’s Journey: Crafting Your Career Vision and Plan\, is published by Oxford University Press and will be forthcoming in a Second Edition in 2021. Timmons works with both individuals and non-profit groups to move their cause forward\, ultimately supporting an artistic vision backed by concrete strategies for success. \nCurrently\, Timmons is the Artist/Teacher Affiliate with Classic Pianos at their flagship store in Portland\, Oregon\, and in their satellite locations in Bellevue\, Denver\, Anchorage\, Las Vegas\, Boston\, and Albuquerque. She holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Washington and the Master of Music degree from Boston University. Her seminal training as a pianist has been with György Sebök\, Béla Bösörményi-Nagy\, and Randolph Hokanson. \n“She is a sensitive musician…Her playing is graceful\, lyrical\, detailed and intimate.” Tim Page\, The New York Times \n“Timmons soars with the eagles. She plays with vitality and élan.” Fanfare Magazine[/expand] \nProgram Description: Pedaling on the modern piano is not an exact science\, but[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]there are critical principles that can shape our informed performance. In this two-hour workshop\, Dr. Timmons will explore performance practice guidelines\, historically informed choices\, keyboard instruments spanning some 350 years\, how we adapt the modern piano to past practices\, and essential skills required for artful pedaling. Weaving in demonstration and lecture\, Dr. Timmons will offer clear strategies and historical guidelines to a more artful use of the modern piano pedals. A bibliography will also be provided for this presentation.[/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-pedaling-through-the-ages-cracking-the-code-historical-guidelines-and-strategies-for-informed-performance/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Rebecca Gooch":MAILTO:mid-columbia@oregonmta.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T140000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210203T171039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T171212Z
UID:5299-1612605600-1612620000@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:District Event: Open Lesson Observations
DESCRIPTION:In this virtual workshop\, Dr. Tutunov will work with individual teachers from the Lincoln County District in an open lesson format. Four teachers will play for Dr. Tutunov from 10 am-Noon and then again from 1-3 pm. \nVirtual Platform: Zoom
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/district-event-open-lesson-observations/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Event,Lincoln County,Virtual,Workshop/Seminar/Class
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Morganti":MAILTO:maryjo3663@msn.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210206T120000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20210101T012206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T002605Z
UID:5080-1612605600-1612612800@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Playing Perfectly: What It Takes to Practice and Perform Completely Without Mistakes (or Fear of Mistakes)-Yes\, It's Possible!
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, to obtain the Zoom meeting link\, please contact Sue Nelson. \nPresenting District: Umatilla-Morrow\nPresenter: Jennifer Wright [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Jennifer Wright\, M.M.\, B.M.\, is a keyed-instruments performer\, composer\, educator\, graphic artist\, event producer and culture-maker. She is passionate about creating beautiful\, thought-provoking cultural realities and memorable\, multi-sensory performance experiences. Her work melds diverse artistic disciplines and expressions to create adventurous contexts that reshape the landscape of performative experience in order to engage\, inspire\, move\, and change both the giver and the receiver for the better. Jennifer performs regularly as a solo and collaborative artist and has presented numerous concerts\, master classes\, and workshops in the U.S.A.\, the U.K.\, Europe\, and Cuba. \nJennifer graduated summa cum laude from the Hartt School of Music in Hartford\, CT with a Bachelor of Music in piano performance and studied for two years at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst and Universität Stuttgart in Germany. She was awarded several Distinctions for her Masters Degree achievements in performance and musicological research at the Trinity College of Music in London\, England in the Historically Informed Piano Performance degree program. \nJennifer mischievously mixes experimental\, visceral\, and utterly listenable elements in an ever-evolving mix of her wide-ranging obsessions and curious whims\, including repurposing pianos and other instruments\, video art\, found sound\, alternative keyed instruments\, sound sculptures\, theatricality\, trash instruments\, the natural world\, movement/dance\, science\, silliness\, electronics\, fashion\, and live art-making. Much of her work focuses around her one-of-a-kind “Skeleton Piano\,” an upright piano that she stripped of its exterior\, altered mightily\, and plays from the inside out with wild extended techniques and electronic modification. \nHer compositions have been performed at the 29th and 31st Annual Festival de La Habana de Música Contemporánea in Cuba\, the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival\, The Astoria Music Festival\, Portland International Piano Festival\, Portland’s March Music Moderne festivals\, Crazy Jane Composers and Cascadia Composers concerts\, on KBOO\, XRAY and KTCB radio\, on KGW TV and Cuban National TV\, by Portland’s Resonance Ensemble\, the Free Marz String Trio\, the Delgani Quartet\, and in recitals in the U.S.\, England\, and Finland. \nMore info available at jenniferwrightpianostudio.com and skeletonpiano.com.[/expand] \nProgram Description: Have you heard a “kind” instructor say that making mistakes is normal\,[expand title=”Read More” swaptitle=” “]human\, even a valuable part of the learning process? Or that striving for musical perfection is akin to being a lifeless robot and even creatively dangerous? Perhaps you heard a “tough love” teacher remark that you’re only as good as your last performance and that if you’re not perfect\, you’re not even in the game? \nWhich perspective is the right one? Surprise: they all are – to a point! The secret is in the mix. This workshop shows how to reconcile these viewpoints into a joyous lifelong practice approach and gives you the tools and practice techniques to eliminate mistakes (and the terrible fear of mistakes) entirely from your playing. Let’s waste no time in giving this gift to ourselves and to our students! \nIn this workshop we’ll cover:\n• Why do we make mistakes?\n• What are you actually doing wrong? (Hint: it’s usually not what you think.)\n• Practice techniques: the good\, the bad\, and the useless\n• How to fix ingrained mistakes and habits\n• The power of habits and human nature: you can fight them\, or you can make them work for you…it’s your choice\n• Tapping into your innate learning instincts for powerful progress\n• Once you get it\, it’s all fun and games! \nBring your “That’s impossible” stories\, your “I’ve tried and I can’t” tales\, your burning questions\, and your overwhelming challenges with you – so we can knock them down one by one![/expand]
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/playing-perfectly-what-it-takes-to-practice-and-perform-completely-without-mistakes-or-fear-of-mistakes-yes-its-possible/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Sue Nelson":MAILTO:musicdoc3@mac.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210205T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210205T150000
DTSTAMP:20260603T231703
CREATED:20201211T014314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T011329Z
UID:5027-1612530000-1612537200@oregonmta.org
SUMMARY:Grant Event-Technique: and the Russian School Tradition of Piano Training
DESCRIPTION:Location: Zoom\, to obtain the Zoom meeting link\, please contact Mary Morganti.\nPresenting District: Lincoln County\nPresenter: Alexander Tutunov\, NCTM [expand title=”Read Presenter Bio” swaptitle=” “]Alexander Tutunov is widely recognized as one of the most outstanding virtuosos of the former Soviet Union. First Prize winner of the Belarusian National Piano Competition and winner of the Russian National Piano Competition\, Tutunov’s playing was described by Soviet Culture\, Moscow\, as “exhilarating and inspired\, and which demonstrated a unique talent”. \nDr. Tutunov maintains a busy performing schedule in Europe\, China\, Mexico\, and the United States as a recitalist\, soloist with orchestra\, and on radio and television. Dr. Tutunov is also in demand as an adjudicator for piano competitions. \nDr. Tutunov graduated magna cum laude from the Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory (studies with Anna Artobolevskaya and Lev Naumov) and University of North Texas (piano studies with Joseph Banowetz). Awarded his doctoral diploma with honors in concert performance from the Belarusian State Conservatory\, Dr. Tutunov has taught at the Minsk College of Music\, the University of North Texas\, and Illinois Wesleyan University. \nAlexander Tutunov now lives in Ashland\, where he is Professor of Piano and Artist in Residence at Southern Oregon University. A successful piano pedagogue\, he continues to prepare award-winning students. Dr. Tutunov is Artist in Residence at the University of Alaska Southeast\, Artistic director of the SOU International Piano Institute\, and was recently named the Director of the Chinese-American International Piano Institute in Chengdu\, China.[/expand]\nProgram Description: Dr. Tutunov will share his experiences from his training at the Central Music School of the Moscow Conservatory and the Belarusian State Conservatory.
URL:https://oregonmta.org/event/grant-event-february-master-classes/
LOCATION:Virtual/Online
CATEGORIES:District Grant Event,Virtual
ORGANIZER;CN="Mary Morganti":MAILTO:maryjo3663@msn.com
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