OMEA Award Nominations!
OMEA Award nominations are now open year-round on the website. Please click the link below to nominate your colleagues. Feel free to pass the link on to others! Awards –…
News & Updates
2025 OMEA and OSAA State Championship Results!
2025 OMEA State Chamber Ensemble Championship, Mt. Hood Community College2025 OSAA State Solo Championship, Portland State University2025 OSAA State Choir Championship, Oregon State University2025 OMEA State Jazz Championship, Mt. Hood…
Demand Lawmakers Pass New Funding for Public Education
Demand Lawmakers Pass New Funding for Public Education | Take Action On May 14, the state economist will give their final forecast for the next biennium, effectively releasing the final numbers…
Oregon Music Technology in Schools: Educator Survey
Are you teaching music technology? Curious or planning to? Are you being directed to add this to your curriculum or offer a class? The OMEA is gathering data on the…
Oregon Music Educator, Spring 2025 edition
Please click below to read OMEA’s latest publication, the Oregon Music Educator. The articles included are written by your Oregon colleagues and is supported by music education’s top colleges, universities,…
National Coalition for Arts Standards Announces Review of National Arts Standards
Eleven years after the release of the National Arts Standards in 2014, the National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) will launch a thorough survey to collect data on the National Standards for dance, media…
2025 OMEA State Chamber and Solo Championships
High school directors, please look for an email from “noreply@opusevent.com.” That communication will have information regarding registering your students for this spring’s championship events. Click here for the OMEA State…
Take Action Today on Class Size and Case Load!
In 2021 the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 580, making class size and case load a mandatory subject of collective bargaining in Title 1 schools. HB 3652 will expand the statute to…
OMEA Spring Elections!
The election for OMEA’s Elementary Music Chair and Jazz Chair will open on March 15 and close at midnight on the evening of Saturday April 15. An electronic ballot will…
Celebrate 40 Years of MIOSM!
To celebrate Music In Our Schools Month® 2025, NAfME will host a virtual gathering to highlight 40 years of Music In Our Schools Month observances and the importance of continued advocacy for…