Oregon Music Education Association

D8 Spring Meeting
2024-06-02 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Oregon
Trevor Thompson tlavery-thompson@roseburg.k12.or.us

Ashland Chamber Music Workshop
2024-07-14 - 2024-07-19 | Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States
Welcome to the Ashland Chamber Music Workshop (ACMW), located in beautiful Ashland, Oregon. At this workshop, Oregon teachers can earn CEUs through Southern Oregon University while spending a week playing their instrument! The workshop cost is $550. The CEUs are free. The ACMW Director, Jenifer Carstensen, is also the leader of bands at Ashland Middle School.

Oregon ACDA Summer Reading Workshop
2024-08-13 09:00 - 16:00 | George Fox University, 414 N Meridian Street, Newberg, Oregon, 97132

NWAPA Fall Member Meeting
2024-08-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom

All-State Auditions Open!
2024-09-01 | Oregon
Window to upload All-State auditions through Opus is September 1st at 12:01am – October 5th at 11:59pm.

All-Northwest Auditions Open!
2024-09-01 | Oregon
Window to upload All-Northwest auditions through Opus is September 1st at 12:01am – October 2nd at 11:59pm.

NAfME Webinar: Getting Started: Goals and Objectives for Beginning Your General Music Classes
2024-09-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Oregon
Pre-service teachers and first year teachers are often challenged on strategies and content when crafting their year-long curricula for the first time.

NAfME Webinar: Empowering Teachers to Advocate for Federal and State Arts Education Policy
2024-09-10 16:00 - 17:30 | Oregon
Earlier this year, the Educational Theatre Association (EdTA), the National Art Education Association (NAEA), the National Association for Media Arts Education (NAMAE), the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), and the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO) announced a new partnership—the Arts Education Alliance—to amplify the value of arts education through joint advocacy work led by Amanda Karhuse and the Advocacy and Public Policy Team at NAfME.

IVfME Webinar: Universal design for learning for inclusive music classrooms
2024-09-14 07:00 - 09:00 | Oregon
This session will provide an overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in music education. Dr. Draper will present a rationale for expansive music education spaces and ways to use the UDL framework in practice to remove barriers to musical participation for students of all abilities.
FREE and open to anyone; CEU credits offered!
Presenter: Dr. Amanda Draper, Assistant Professor of Music Education at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music

OMEA Fall Board Meeting
2024-09-14 09:00 - 15:30 | Oregon

2024 Collegiate Kickoff Week
2024-09-16 | Oregon

NAfME Webinar: Implementing Bornoff’s String Pedagogy for Diverse Classrooms: From Theory to Practice
2024-09-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Oregon
George Bornoff and his approach to string pedagogy had a foundational impact on string education in North America. Learn the core philosophy and strategies behind the method and hear from teachers who use it to support goals of equity, agency, expression, and community in their classrooms.

NAfME Webinar: Empowering Educators: Customized Arts Learning Toolkit from the State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE)
2024-09-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Oregon
Unlock the potential of customized arts learning with a comprehensive toolkit designed to cater to the diverse needs and backgrounds of every student. In this session, we delve into the intricacies of customized arts learning—a transformative process that empowers educators to craft authentic instructional approaches tailored to individual students.

2024 Biennial NAfME Music Research and Teacher Education Conference
2024-09-25 - 2024-09-28 | Oregon
Access the 2024 Biennial NAfME Conference program overview guide
Access the 2024 Biennial NAfME Conference detailed program (searchable PDF – program as of September 4, 2024)

The 2024 Biennial National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Music Research and Teacher Education Conference will take place September 25-28, 2024, at The Westin Peachtree Plaza, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Biennial NAfME Conference welcomes the participation of future, current, and retired music educators, music teacher educators, administrators, and community and corporate partners who are passionate about the critical role of music education for all. With the NAfME Strategic Plan and A Blueprint for Strengthening the Music Teacher Profession as guideposts, attendees will benefit from current research, policy discourse, and dialogue concerning the human experience in music teaching and learning. Add your voice to the conversation and join in moving the culture of music education forward by attending!

Northwest Youth Fall Music Games
2024-09-28 | Hillsboro Stadium, 4460 NE Century Blvd, Hillsboro, Oregon, 97124
Marching Band contest.

Town Hall: NAfME Council for Guitar Education
2024-09-30 16:00 - 17:00 | Oregon
Join the members of the NAfME Council for Guitar Education as we personally answer your pedagogical guitar questions. We will have different breakout rooms to specifically address your needs in the classroom!
Please complete this five-question survey prior to the town hall to help facilitate discussion.
This town hall is live only and will not be recorded.

OMEA Conference Pre-Registration Opens!
2024-10-01 | Oregon
Please register by December 31st to take advantage of the discounted registration price!

All-Northwest Auditions Close
2024-10-02 | Oregon
Window to upload All-State auditions through Opus is September 1st at 12:01am – October 2nd at 11:59pm.

Kamiak Music in Motion
2024-10-05 | Mariner High School, 200 120th St, SW, Everett, Washington, 98204

Pacific Coast Invitational
2024-10-05 | Sprague High School, 2373 Kuebler Road, SE, Salem, Oregon, 97302

All-State Auditions Close
2024-10-05 | Oregon

NAfME Webinar: Creating Original Music Opportunities for Beginning Music Students
2024-10-08 16:30 - 17:30 | Oregon
Creating Original Music Opportunities for Beginning Music Students – NAfME

OMEA District 4 Inservice
2024-10-11 | Sprague High School, 2373 Kuebler Road, SE, Salem, Oregon, 97302

Oregon ACDA Fall Workshop
2024-10-11 | Silverton High School, 1456 Pine Street, Silverton, Oregon, 97381
This includes OSAA/ACDA adjudication training, middle school honor choir, and high school choral leadership workshops.

Pacific Northwest Marching Band Championships
2024-10-12 | Union Stadium, 12509 N. Market Street, Mead, Washington

Sunset Classic
2024-10-12 | Sunset High School, 13840 NW Cornell Rd, Portland, Oregon, 97229

Pride of the Northwest
2024-10-12 | Grants Pass High School, 830 NE 9th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 97526

Vocal Jazz Academy
2024-10-12 | Clackamas Community College, 19600 Molalla Ave, Oregon City, 97045

NAfME Webinar: Eleven Leaps to Literacy for Beginning Band, Strings, and Recorder
2024-10-15 16:00 - 17:00 | Oregon
Eleven Leaps to Literacy for Beginning Band, Strings, and Recorder – NAfME

NAfME Webinar: Applying the Social Justice Standards to Your General Music Classroom
2024-10-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Oregon
Applying the Social Justice Standards to Your General Music Classroom – NAfME
