Oregon Music Education Association

Jesuit High School Orchestra Festival
2025-01-06 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Jesuit High School, 9000 SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy, Portland, Oregon, 97225
Open to ES, MS, and HS String Ensembles, String Orchestras, and Full Orchestras

Welcoming LGBTQ+ Students in the Music Classroom
2025-01-07 16:00 - 17:00
https://nafme.org/event/welcoming-lgbtq-students-in-the-music-classroom/

Inclusion within the Multilingual Music Classroom
2025-01-08 16:00 - 17:00
https://nafme.org/event/inclusion-within-the-multilingual-music-classroom/

OMEA Conference
2025-01-16 - 2025-01-19 | The Graduate Hotel, 66 E 6th Ave., Eugene, OR, 97401, United States

NAfME Webinar: Student Teaching Today: An Interactive Panel
2025-01-23 16:30 - 17:30 | Zoom
Join current and recent student teachers and members of the NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council for a special virtual panel discussing all things student teaching! Join the panel as they address questions in the following areas: preparing for the internship, best practices during the internship, and how to maximize the internship once it’s concluded.
Have a question for the panel? Submit it here for a chance to have it asked during the Collegiate Chat. Questions will also be answered during the event.

Ulysses Quartet
2025-01-24 19:30 - 21:00 | Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 1250 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland, OR, 97520, United States

NAfME Webinar: Teaching Music – Teaching Culture
2025-01-28 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
With our attention focused on providing a more inclusive education, we will offer avenues for reshaping curricular content and method in ways that are culturally connected to the wider world. We will describe and illustrate the dimensions of World Music Pedagogy for use in K-12 schools, and will likewise introduce the curricular initiative, Smithsonian Folkways Music Pathways, as means of diversifying and expanding the music curriculum in a time of societal transformation.
Music educators will learn how music education teaches not only musical skills and understandings but also leads to knowledge of people, their languages, histories and cultures. This webinar is for music educators who care to explore how diversity, equity, and inclusion come together in curriculum and instruction that is oriented toward musical and cultural objectives as well as local and global goals.

NAfME Webinar: Make It Music: Dalcroze Strategies for Elementary Classrooms
2025-01-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
How can the 100 year old tradition of Dalcroze Eurhythmics offer relevant insights into modern classroom music teaching? Anthony Molinaro shares some tips, tricks, and tools that highlight elements of the method that inspire meaningful connections between teachers, students, music, and movement. This webinar will invite participation, even in the virtual space, giving teachers a wealth of activities to try with their classes as well as insightful philosophies that aspire to a more artistic and expressive form of music education.

NAfME Webinar: Amplifying Your Voice: Advocacy Strategies for Music Educators
2025-01-30 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
As music educators, you understand the transformative power of music in the lives of students. But how do you advocate effectively to ensure music programs are valued, funded, and prioritized in your schools and communities? This interactive workshop equips music educators with the tools, strategies, and confidence to become powerful advocates for their programs.
Participants will learn how to:

Communicate the impact of music education using compelling data and personal stories.
Build relationships with key stakeholders, including administrators, policymakers, and community members.
Navigate local, state, and federal advocacy opportunities to protect and expand music programs.
Effectively communicate with your local, state, and federal lawmakers with concrete tips and tools.

Whether you’re new to advocacy or looking to refine your approach, this session will inspire and empower you to champion music education as an essential part of every child’s learning experience. Join us to amplify your voice and ensure that every student has access to the joy and benefits of music education!

OMEA Winter Board Meeting
2025-02-01 09:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

West Salem High School Jazz Festival
2025-02-08 | West Salem High School, 1776 Titan Dr NW, Salem, Oregon, 97304

NWAPA RhythmFest
2025-02-08 | Tigard High School, 9000 SW Durham Rd, Tigard, Oregon, 97224

District 13 High School Band and Choir Honor Festival
2025-02-08 09:00 - 19:00 | Adrienne C. Nelson High School, 14897 SE Parklane Drive, Clackamas, Oregon, 97015
District 13 HS Band and Choir Honor Festival
Band – John Donnelly
Choir – Joshua Weir

NAfME Tri-M Council
2025-02-10 16:00 - 17:00
On behalf of the NAfME Tri-M Council, we would like to invite you to a state representative meeting to find out about how Tri-M works in your state and how the national council can better support you!  The Tri-M Council is made up of Co-Chairs Hannah Cole (CT) and Nikki Wilson (TN), division representatives from each region of the country, as well as National Executive Board members and other members at large.

Please save the date for Monday February 10, 2025 from 7-8pm EST.  We want to hear from YOU and are asking for a designated Tri-M State Chairperson or other MEA representative to join us if they are able!

Thank you for your consideration and support for Tri-M Music Honor Society and NAfME!

Let us know you are planning to attend by registering here.

Hannah Cole and Nikki Wilson

Council Co-Chairs

EMAIL US @ trim.nafme@gmail.com

NAfME Webinar: Beyond Diversity: Designing Culturally Responsive Music Instruction
2025-02-12 16:00 - 17:00
We can all agree that music is for everyone. The question is: what are we doing as music educators to make equitable access to high-quality, rigorous music programs—where learners not only develop musicianship skills, but skills that prepare them for our diverse and ever-evolving world—the norm and not the exception?

NAfME Northwest Division Conference
2025-02-13 - 2025-02-16 | Spokane, Washington
https://nafme.org/event/2025-nafme-northwest-division-conference/

Green Garter Band Concert
2025-02-13 13:40 - 14:40 | North Medford High School, 1900 N Keene Way Drive, Medford, Oregon, 97504, United States

Grants Pass Jazz Festival Concert with Marshall Gilkes
2025-02-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Grants Pass High School, 830 NE 9th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 97526

United States Coast Guard Band Concert
2025-02-15 19:00 - 20:30 | North Medford High School, 1900 N Keene Way Drive, Medford, Oregon, 97504, United States
Tickets for United States Coast Guard Band Concert in Medford from TicketLeap

WOU On-Campus Auditions for admission and scholarships
2025-02-16 12:30 - 19:00 | Western Oregon University, 345 Monmouth Ave N, Monmouth, Oregon, 97361
On-campus auditions for admission and scholarships: Sunday, February 16, beginning at noon:
Priority scholarship consideration for 2025 – 2026 will be given to those that have completed their audition by Sunday, February 16th, 2025. You can audition live on February 16th (recommended) or via video submission sent via email, share YouTube links of your audition recordings, or share a google drive file. You can see more about this year’s audition process and complete the necessary form at www.wou.edu/music/scholarships/ and you can complete your information for both in person and online scholarship auditions by clicking here.

United States Coast Guard Band Concert
2025-02-18 19:00 - 20:30 | West Salem High School, 1776 Titan Dr NW, Salem, Oregon, 97304

NAfME Collegiate Chat: 2025 Praxis Practice: Prepare to Pass!
2025-02-20 16:30 - 17:30
Come learn about the Praxis II Music Content/Instruction Assessment and some practical tips and strategies geared toward preparing for and passing it! Both presenters have had exceptional success in supporting students preparing for this test.

Columbians Drum Corps audition
2025-02-21 - 2025-02-23 | Hermiston High School, 600 S 1st St Hermiston, Hermiston, Oregon, 97838

OMEA D11 High School Solo & Ensemble Festival
2025-02-22 | Albany Performing Arts Center, 2100 Elm Street SW, Albany, Oregon, 97321

NWAPA Westside Percussion Premier
2025-02-22 | South Albany High School, 3705 Columbus St SE, Albany, Oregon, 97322

NWAPA Southern Oregon Winter Invitational
2025-02-22 | Grants Pass High School, 830 NE 9th Street, Grants Pass, Oregon, 97526

Portland State University Scholarship Auditions
2025-02-22 - 2025-02-23 | Portland State University, 1620 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97201, Portland, OR, 97201, United States
Audition Information
For more information, contact Mari Schay: mschay@pdx.edu

NAfME Webinar: Music for All: Engaging All Learners in the Accessible Music Classroom
2025-02-25 16:00 - 17:00
The music classroom can easily be an environment that provides multiple ways for all students to have access to high-quality music-making. While focusing on engaging students who have higher support needs, the same strategies can be used to enhance learning for everyone at the same time. Participants will break down who all of the students are who participate in our music classrooms and how we can create a culture of inclusion and belonging for everyone.

tenThing Brass Ensemble Concert
2025-02-26 15:00 - 16:30 | North Medford High School, 1900 N Keene Way Drive, Medford, Oregon, 97504, United States
TENTHING BRASS ENSEMBLE – IMG ARTISTS

OEA Webinar: Secure Funding for Oregon Rural Schools
2025-02-27 16:00 - 17:00
Webinar: Secure Funding for Oregon Rural Schools | Oregon Education Association
