The OMEA Executive Board wishes to thank everyone who contributed and attended the state conference this past month! Please take the time to answer the following surveys. The first survey is teacher and conference related. Please help us refine our state conference to be as beneficial as possible to all OMEA members.

The second survey is for students, parents, and teachers regarding All State. In the same spirit of refinement and improvement, please give us your feedback for your All State experience.

If you would like to reach out directly regarding the OMEA State Conference, please contact our 2023 Conference Chair Sean Williams, oregonmusic.2ndvp@gmail.com.

Direct All State questions and feedback to Co-Chairs Megan and Branden Hansen at allstatechair@gmail.com.

Megan and Branden Hansen will be stepping down as OMEA's All State Managers. Both have successfully managed this position over the years and have worked closely with the All State ensemble managers to ensure consistency and quality to each of our All State students. The OMEA Executive Board wishes the very best to "Team Hansen" as they move forward to new adventures!

At the conference this past January, the OMEA Board of Controlled voted in favor of creating two paid positions: All State Chair and Conference Chair. The All State Chair will continue the mission that Megan and Branden Hansen carried out during their tenure. The Conference Chair will work closely with the President-Elect and 2nd Vice President to deliver the same coordination and standard of excellence to our annual state conference.

Please refer to this document regarding duties and timeline:

Each position will be paid $3,600.00 for the year (August 1, 2023 - July 31, 2024). These are contract positions and are renewable at the discretion of the OMEA Executive Board when the contract year expires.

If you are interested, please email a cover letter, resume, and references to JJ Sutton at oregonmusicdirector@gmail.com. Applicants who are selected as finalists should expect an interview via Zoom with executive board members. The OMEA Executive Board would like to have these positions filled by the end of March.

Congratulations to Kelly Moore, Director of Bands at Ridgeview High School. She will be serving as the next 2nd Vice President succeeding Sean Williams of McNary High School. Her term will begin July 1st.

Two positions on the OMEA Board of Control are up for election this spring. This email serves as a call for nominations for the positions of Elementary Area Chair and Jazz Area Chair.

The Area Chairs serve on the OMEA Board of Control and attend OMEA board meetings to report on the status of their areas. They coordinate with the Conference Chair and board to develop programming for the annual conference and otherwise work with the OMEA board to serve the needs of their area. These two Area Chairs will serve a two-year term from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025. Area Chairs may serve multiple terms if re-elected.

Please use this Google Form to submit your nomination(s) for Elementary Area Chair and Jazz Area Chair.

Ballots were emailed mid January, please make sure your membership is current! The candidates for Northwest Division President are Joe Dyving of Washington and Lila Kennah of Wyoming. Voting ends on February 9th.

Please contact scott.ketron@wmea.org if you have any questions regarding this conference.

Please note, the fee for All Northwest students to participate in these honor ensembles do NOT include their housing. Click here to view the responsibilities of the director, school appointed chaperone, and All Northwest.

The 2023 winter season has begun! Please visit www.nwapa.net to register for events. Contact Julie Bounds if you have any questions at president@nwapa.net.

NAfME President Scott R. Sheehan has designated "Music Is All of Us" as this school year’s Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®) theme. Share how this theme resonates with you, your students, your school, and your community as we celebrate the 38th annual Music In Our Schools Month this March.

New lesson plans are now available for kindergarten and grades 2 and 4. Past lessons are available for kindergarten and grades 1–5 without charge to teachers for their use during MIOSM and beyond. All currently available lessons are copyright ©2022 by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME). View available lesson plans.

Concert program inserts for your concerts and other events are now available to download. Share how your community can support music education.

·       Landscape-Oriented Concert Program Insert

·       Portrait-Oriented Concert Program Insert

·       2023 MIOSM Proclamation Sample

·       2023 MIOSM Resolutions Sample

·       MIOSM merchandise will be available for purchase this winter, including pencils, posters, stickers, and buttons.

·       Change your profile picture for the month of March! Downloadable graphics with the MIOSM logo for Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram will be available later this school year.

·       Your MIOSM Chairperson is your main point of contact for MIOSM celebrations, with the goal of involving students, administrators, parents, civic groups, and community members.

Please contact nafme@nafme.org if you have further questions. And stay tuned for more updates and resources about Music In Our Schools Month!

OMHOF is pleased to announce that applications for our college scholarship program are available again with a deadline of May 15, 2023. Each applicant should be a student studying music and graduating spring 2023 from an Oregon High School and continuing to college in the fall of 2023 with a major or minor in music. We strive to inspire the continuing higher musical education by offering assistance with college expenses, so that these music students may aspire to a higher level of performance and success in their field of interest.

Thanks to the generous contributions of EPB&B (9th year in a row), our scholarships rose from $1000 each to $2500 each (5 total) for 2023, including a special winner who will major in music education!

In addition Oregon Music Hall of Fame is pleased to announce a new scholarship program, Gloria Johnson Scholarship for Women in Graduate School studying: Broadcasting, Teaching, Performance, Music Industry. This $2500 yearly scholarship program is open to all women attending Oregon colleges and universities seeking a post graduate degree in these fields.

2022 winners include:

Nathaniel Strothkamp (Violin), Oregon Episcopal School attending Yale University.

Kira Wang (Cello), Catlin Gabel School attending Yale University.

Amelia Kotamarti (Flute), Grant High School attending University of Oregon.

Adrian Hsieh (Cello), Corvallis High School attending Columbia University & Juilliard.

Maxwell Friedman (Piano/B3 Organ) Bend High School attending Columbia.

Additional scholarship partners include Teevin Brothers, Willamette Week, Five Star Guitar, Youth Music Project, Oregon Music News, Cedar House Printing, Taft Van Stricklin, Holler Fund (David and Kathy Brooks), Bill Johnson (Gloria Johnson Scholarship) and Friends of Dave Busacker.

Any questions may be emailed to: info@omhof.org or please take a look at our website at: http://www.omhof.org where an online version of the application is available.

All items must be mailed together, in order to qualify:

Oregon Music Hall of Fame

PO Box 82173,

Portland, OR 97282

Here’s to creating the music of tomorrow through focused musical studies today,

Give yourself and every one of your percussionists the many benefits of a Percussive Arts Society Group Membership! Access to masterclasses, scholarships/grants, educational resources, a Percussive Notes journal subscription, competitions, member discounts, and more...for only $250. Find more details and register at https://www.pas.org/membership/group.

We are now soliciting journal articles and advertisements for our spring 2023 publication. For more information regarding advertising, click here. Please submit journal articles directly to OMEA at oregonmusicdirector@gmail.com.

·   National Association for Music Education www.nafme.org

·   NAfME Backpack (all the top resources put on one page for easy access) https://nafme.org/my-classroom/nafme-backpack/

·   COVID-19 Resources https://nafme.org/covid-19/

·   Advocacy https://nafme.org/advocacy/grassroots-action-center/

·   NAfME Advocacy Resources https://nafme.org/advocacy/nafme-music-education-advocacy-resource-kit/

·   Virtual Learning Resources https://nafme.org/my-classroom/virtual-learning-resources-for-music-educators/

·   Every Student Succeeds Act https://nafme.org/advocacy/essa/

·   Amplify (NAfME community chat and discussions) https://community.nafme.org/home

·   National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Music Directors & Adjudicators

https://www.nfhs.org/activities-sports/music/

·   Articles on Performing Arts COVID-19 Guidance, COVID-19 Instrument Cleaning, Online Learning, Publishers Allowing Educational Use of Copyrighted Music, etc.

·   American Choral Directors Association 

www.acda.org

·   Resource for Choral Professionals During the Pandemic https://acda.org/resources-for-choral-professionals-during-a-pandemic/

·   ChoralNet (ACDA’s community chat and discussions)  www.choralnet.org  

·   OMEA Advocacy Committee

·   If you find yourself needing more assistance, contact Laura Arthur or Julie Bounds, our OMEA Advocacy Committee Co-Chairs.  oregonmusicadvocacy@gmail.com

·   Laura Arthur larthur@pps.net

·   Julie Bounds bounds_j@4j.lane.edu

·   OMEA Advocacy Website