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Good evening, Salem OMTA-
Welcome back from spring break, everyone!
I hope you can join us for our April district meeting this
Friday morning, April 3rd
.We have a very practical presentation planned for you: "Burnout Prevention Kit" with Lisa Neher.
This event is free and open to the public! Flier attached.
District Meeting: Friday, April 3rd, 2026
Broadway Coffeehouse, conference room (1300 Broadway Street NE Salem)
9-9:30am Coffee hour (for those who would like to arrive early, order themselves a coffee, and visit)
9:30-10am Business Meeting
10am-11:30 Speaker- Dr. Lisa Neher, "Burnout Prevention Kit for Music Teachers"
Managing your own studio can be rewarding, but it can also be exhausting and cause burnout. We'll discuss causes of burnout for music teachers and explore practical solutions, from time management during lessons to establishing and maintaining boundaries.
Other announcements:
Spring Syllabus registration is live on Regista!
Registration deadline: April 20th Exam dates: May 15-17, 2026
Contact Syllabus chair with questions: Deborah Butler
butlers9@frontier.com
Melissa Terrall
Good afternoon, Salem OMTA!
I hope you can join us for our February district meeting this
Friday morning, February 13th
. We are delighted to welcome our OMTA state president Heidi Evans to present on the OMTA Syllabus program.
*Important* Please note the venue change:
This event was previously planned for Broadway Commons. The location has changed to:
Holy Cross Lutheran Church:
1998 Lansing Ave NE. Salem OR 97301
Directions: Holy Cross is right around the corner from Music Music piano store.
Head east on Market Street from Music Music
Take a left on Lansing (right before Dairy Queen)
Continue 1/4 mile; Holy Cross will be on your right
Meeting Order:
Coffee 9am - 9:30am
Join any time between 9-9:30 to visit and enjoy a coffee (provided).
Business meeting 9:30-10am
Presentation 10am-11:15
Presentation overview:
Syllabus from a Teacher's Point of View - Syllabus from an Adjudicator's Point of View
Heidi shares tips on preparing students for Syllabus exams at all levels and tiers, combining the perspective of a teacher of average students and the perspective of a Syllabus adjudicator to make the most of each student’s and teacher’s Syllabus experience.
Melissa Terrall
Fall Meeting, Salem District:
Friday, October 3rd, 2025
Broadway Coffeehouse (1300 Broadway St NE #100, Salem, OR)
Agenda:
9:30am Business Meeting
10am-11:30am Presentation by Melissa Terrall (including Q&A)
Presentation description:
A Case for Cultivating Pedagogy Skills in the Pre-College Pianist
Piano teachers offer an array of performance opportunities for their studios, but what if we were equally intentional about cultivating teaching opportunities? Drawing on my roots as a young piano teacher and survey results from colleagues, I explore practical steps that pre-college pianists and their parents and teachers can take to cultivate pedagogy skills early.
I hope to see you there!
Melissa Terrall,
OMTA Salem District President
Personal:
mterrallpianist@gmail.com
Website:
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Other important dates:
Fall Syllabus - Shari Beals, Chair
Deadline: October 3
October 31 - November 1, 2025
Friday, December 5, 2025
11:30am
Christmas Luncheon
Magnolia on the Green
MUSETTE
Salem District, OMTA
September 26, 2025
Dear Salem District Members,
Greetings! If we haven't met yet, I'm
, your new district president.
One week from today
is our fall meeting. Guess who our guest speaker is? 😊
Exciting Announcement!
We will be voting on our new President-Elect Melissa Terrall as our new Salem District President!
Melissa has been our Vice President this past year, and she is ready to step up as President.
From Melissa's website:
"A passionate educator and performer, Melissa has maintained a private piano studio for many years and has worked as interim piano professor at Linfield University and Clark College. Melissa received her master’s in piano performance at the University of Kansas, where she was awarded a graduate teaching assistantship and studied under Dr. Scott McBride Smith. While in Kansas, she served as director of the KU Community Music School, teaching beginning piano lessons to students of all ages."
<www.melissaterrallpiano.com>
Thank you, Melissa!!
I am honored to have been the President of Salem District, OMTA for quite a few years--
11 years!
2006-2008
2013-2018
2021-2025
OMTA is a wonderful organization. Thank you for your confidence in me and for giving me
this creative opportunity! I am looking forward to being the Past President.
Here's to another great year of musical moments,
~Deborah
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