Scales Olympics Co-Chairs Katherine Bede and Jessica Heitmeyer have released the following for Scale Olympics 2016:

• The updated 2016 Scale Olympics Handbook, which includes information for our newest event: Ear Training
• The 2016 Registration Form
• The Copyright Representation and Indemnification Agreement for Use of Downloaded/Computer-Generated Music which you might need for Transposition

All of this is available for download on our website:
https://www.ceomta.org/student-events/scale-olympics

There is also information about three upcoming workshops to help you prepare your students for this huge event.

Scale Olympics Lead Sheet Harmonization Workshop

Thursday, June 30, 2016
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Grave’s Piano & Organ Company
Keyboard Lab

Registration Deadline: June 26, 2016

This workshop is free to OMTA members.

Are you afraid of the Scale Olympics Lead Sheet Harmonization event? Not sure what all those accompaniment styles mean, or how to have your students play them? Having trouble finding lead sheet harmonization material to train your students to be Olympians? Then you need to attend this hands-on workshop.

Cynthia Adams and Liz Atkinson will walk you through Levels1-5 of this Scale Olympics event. They will demonstrate how to successfully play the accompaniment styles, by level, with an emphasis on how the judges score a performance.

Prior to the workshop, you will receive, via email, supplemental materials that will be used in the workshop; and that your students can use to practice and prepare for this event. Please print these materials and bring them to the workshop. We will not be able to provide them for you.

This workshop is NOT designed for teachers to learn the fundamentals of harmonization. It IS designed to help teachers succeed in programming this event for their students.

Space is limited; registration is first come, first served.
To register, send an email to Liz Atkinson: liz.piano2@gmail.com

Scale Olympics 2016 will be held on Saturday, October 15.
Visit https://www.ceomta.org/student-events/scale-olympics for more details.

SCALE OLYMPICS WORKSHOPS

SCALES – CADENCES – ARPEGGIOS – TRIADS
SIGHT-READING – TRANSPOSITION – HARMONIZATION
THEORY – EAR TRAINING

How do you prepare your students to enter all nine events? Would you like to know about the newest event, Ear Training? Do you have questions about the lead sheet harmonization option? Are you new to OMTA and would like more information about this event?

Find answers to your questions at either of these two workshops, FREE for OMTA members! You must register to participate.

DATES
Friday, June 10, 2016 and
Friday, June 17, 2016

TIMES
12:30-2:00 – General Information
2:00-2:30 – Q & A

LOCATION
Graves Piano & Organ Company – 5798 Karl Road, Columbus, OH 43229

General Information about Scale Olympics
Scale Olympics co-chairs Katherine Bede and Jessica Heitmeyer will provide an overview to this huge event. Other veteran teachers will be present to share tips, resources, and materials (books, worksheets, websites, apps, etc.) used to get organized and prepare students to enter each event. NEW: learn about the newest Scale Olympics event, Ear Training!

Scale Olympics Q & A
Immediately following the General Information session, participants are welcomed to ask questions about any aspect of the event – judging guidelines, preparation, organization, etc.

For questions about the workshops, contact Katherine Bede: katherinebede@gmail.com