Oregon Music Education Association

Mt. Hood Community College Reading Session
2025-07-29 - 2025-07-31 | Mt. Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, OR 97030, Gresham, OR, 97030, United States

OBDA Band & Orchestra Adjudication Workshop and Training
2025-08-01 | Mt. Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark St, Gresham, OR 97030, Gresham, OR, 97030, United States

Oregon ACDA Summer Workshop
2025-08-04 - 2025-08-05 | Pacific University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, Oregon, 97116

University of Oregon String Intensive
2025-08-04 - 2025-08-10 | University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, 1225 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403

NAfME Webinar: Music Industry and Music Education Working Together to Meet New Challenges
2025-08-12 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
NAfME and the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) will present a special webinar on how the music industry and the music education profession are working together to address new and ongoing challenges including tariffs, careers in music, and more. Watch for speaker and program information coming soon. Register now for this free event happening as we head back to school, and watch for more program details over the summer.

NAfME Webinar: Creative Collaborations with Unison-Based Content
2025-08-19 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
As a music teacher, you aim to increase student agency and make music quickly, all while juggling fundamentals like technique, reading, listening, creativity, and the ever-growing demands of teaching. This webinar delves into the benefits, diverse repertoire, and dynamic teaching methods offered by Unison Based Content (UBC). We will examine six custom activities requiring little to no professional development and experience culturally diverse global grooves and jazz genres suitable for instrumental ensembles.

NWAPA General Member Meeting
2025-08-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom

OBDA Fall Member Meeting
2025-08-27 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom

OMEA District 2 Fall Meeting
2025-08-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Reynolds Middle School, 1200 NE 201st Ave, Fairview, Oregon, 97024

All-State audition window opens on Opus!
2025-09-01 | Online

NAfME Webinar: Let’s Get ORGANIZED!
2025-09-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
This webinar will provide practical guides on how to make positive changes in your work habits to optimize your mental energy. Improve your self-management skills by setting up simple, effective systems in your program and make your workday much more manageable.

NAfME Webinar: NAfME Collegiate Chapter Leadership Training 2025
2025-09-04 16:30 - 17:30 | Zoom
All current, future, and potential NAfME Collegiate Chapter Leadership are invited to join NAfME Collegiate Advisory Council Co-Chairs Kati Cox and Steve Kelly along with NAfME Collegiate Program Manager Ben Reyes for a special leadership training this fall. This virtual training will cover general chapter leadership expectations as laid out in the NAfME Collegiate Chapter QuickStart Guide along with some general tips and best practices. Brand new to your role? This is a great opportunity to meet chapter leaders from around the country as this training will place a special emphasis on collaboration and network-building.

Oregon Children's Choir: Season Kickoff
2025-09-07 15:00 - 17:00 | First United Methodist Church, 1376 Olive Street, Eugene, Oregon, 97401

OMEA District 3 Fall Meeting
2025-09-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Zoom

NAfME Town Hall: General Music Teachers’ Back-to-School Inspiration and Ideas
2025-09-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
You’re invited to a special back-to-school Town Hall for general music teachers! Join NAfME’s Council for General Music Education as they kick off the new school year with a collaborative session designed to inspire and support one another. We’ll share helpful tips for classroom procedures and routines, explore fun and engaging back-to-school songs perfect for all grade levels, and open the floor for a Q&A session to address your questions and ideas. Whether you’re a new or seasoned teacher, this is a great opportunity to connect, brainstorm, and set the tone for a successful school year. We look forward to seeing you there!

NAfME Webinar: Combining Trauma Informed Pedagogy with the Active Learning Cycle
2025-09-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
The purpose of this session is to provide music educators with strategies to combine and implement trauma informed pedagogy (TIP) and the active learning cycle into the classroom. Using the abundance model and growth mindset as frameworks for the presentation, the presenter will discuss the impact of trauma on students and the benefit of implementing TIP. In addition, the discussion on the active learning cycle will help music educators understand how to create a student-centered classroom and promote student autonomy. Last, the presenter will provide ideas on how to integrate TIP and the active learning cycle into repertoire selection, community building, and identity formation.

OMEA District 1 Meeting
2025-09-11 16:30 - 17:30

University of Oregon Day of Improvisation Auditions Due
2025-09-12 | Online
This is a FREE day-long workshop meant to serve your most motivated students and inspire them to get to the next level as improvisers.
Our ask of you…

Fill out the nomination form at jazz.uoregon.edu/doi by September 12th, 2025.

In the form, you can also let us know if you would like to attend. Even if you have no students participating, you’re welcome to join in on the fun.

What happens next…

By September 17th, we will notify both you and your students to let them know who was selected.

As part of their invitation, we will ask students to RSVP and we will send along several required forms. Students must RSVP by October 1st.

We will also ask participating students to record and submit a short musical example of their playing prior to the DOI. We will use these to place students in ensembles for the day. These recordings should also be submitted by October 1st. These recordings don’t need to be perfect – we’re just trying to get a feel for where the students are at.

Haven’t done this before? Here is what you need to know…

As their band director, we are asking you to identify and nominate deserving students to attend.

From your nominations, we will invite approximately 50-60 students to attend each workshop. Because we will be placing students in small groups, there will be a limit to the number of students on each instrument that we can accommodate.

Did we mention that it’s FREE?! We don’t want cost to keep any student from attending. Students just need to get to and from the school. Lunch will be provided.

Please join us! As a band director, if you want to hang out for the day, you are most welcome to move in and out of any rehearsal, session, or concert.

What participating students will be doing:

Arrive at 9:30 am

Play in small groups

Study improvisation methods with UO jazz faculty

Eat pizza while being serenaded by UO jazz faculty and students

Attend masterclass sessions

Perform at day’s end (this will be open to the public)

Leave for home at 6:00 pm

Again this year, we will be hosting two workshops to increase access for students. You can nominate your students for either date (students may only attend one of them). This year’s DOI will take place on the following dates:

October 10 at West Linn High School

November 8 at the University of Oregon

OMEA District 8 Meeting
2025-09-14 | Willy’s Pizzeria, 4545 South 6th Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon, 97603

OMEA Advocacy Committee: September Meeting
2025-09-15 17:30 - 18:30 | Online
All are welcome and PDUs are available to those to attend. All meeting will be held on Google Meet at this link: https://meet.google.com/ykw-gsrd-twk
The goals of this committee are:

Collaborate statewide on advocacy challenges and successes
Collect real-time information to be shared with decision makers, and share templates for contacting decision makers on a monthly cycle
Discuss best practices for local-level advocacy
Plan logistics about two major advocacy events: Oregon Hill Day (February 2026) and Music In Our Schools Month® (March 2026)

NAfME Webinar: Accessible Music Education Strategies to Reach Every Student
2025-09-16 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Learn how to reach every learner, no matter how they learn best, by incorporating Accessible Music Education strategies. You will leave the webinar with new tools that you can use the very next day to reach every student in your classes, lessons, and rehearsals.

OMEA District 1 High School Choral Sight Reading Workshop
2025-09-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Lincoln High School, 1750 SW Salmon St, Portland, 97205

Portland Youth Philharmonic: Double Bass Class
2025-09-20 14:00 - 15:15, 2025-09-27 14:00 - 15:15 | Jackson Middle School, 10625 SW 35th Ave, 97219

ACDA Middle School Honor Choir auditions due
2025-09-22 | Online

NAfME Collegiate Kickoff Week
2025-09-22 - 2025-09-26
Collegiate Kickoff Week is a celebration of our student members of NAfME. The event focuses on recruiting, team-building, and advocacy activities implemented and shared by each NAfME Collegiate chapter. Kickoff Week offers students the opportunity to highlight their local programs and membership while participating in service and volunteer events.
Chapters will plan activities each day with social media promotion centered on a daily focus connecting to their state, division, and national associations. Check back often for updates leading up to this event!
Schedule for September 22 – 26

September 22: Service Monday
September 23: Musical Tuesday
September 24: Advocacy Wednesday (Virtual Collegiate Rally; register here)
September 25: Professional Development Thursday
September 26: Chapter Recruitment Friday

Did you know? Each day’s theme corresponds to one of the FIVE NAfME Collegiate Chapter of Excellence categories! Learn more about the NAfME Collegiate Recognition Awards by visiting the NAfME Collegiate webpage.
POST using #NAfMECollegiate and each day’s respective hashtag!

#ServiceMonday
#MusicalTuesday
#AdvocacyWednesday
#ProfessionalDevelopmentThursday
#ChapterRecruitmentFriday

NAfME Webinar: Building Bridges: Partnerships That Transform Music Education
2025-09-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Discover how meaningful partnerships can elevate music education programs and create impactful learning experiences for students. Educators Mikayla Bush and Samuel Davis share their journey of building innovative music technology programs at economically disadvantaged schools. By leveraging collaborations with community organizations, school-based teams, and industry professionals, they’ve developed programs that include podcasting, DJing, live recording, and show production—all designed to engage students, foster creativity, and prepare them for success in the music industry and beyond.

NAfME Collegiate Fall Membership Rally
2025-09-24 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
Join NAfME Collegiate members and advisors from around the country during NAfME Collegiate Kickoff Week for an exciting back-to-school virtual rally! Get to know your Collegiate Advisory Council representatives, hear from your national leadership, and enjoy a special message from keynote speaker Dr. Benny Bolden.
Invite your chapter and prepare for the most inspiring back-to-school event yet! Continue to prepare for this year’s NAfME Collegiate Kickoff Week and follow NAfME Collegiate on Instagram (@nafmecollegiateofficial) and Facebook (@cnafme.)

NWAPA Fall Championships Committee
2025-09-24 17:00 - 18:30 | Zoom

NWAPA Clinic Show
2025-09-27 | Liberty High School, 7445 NE Wagon Drive, Hillsboro, Oregon, 97124
