Oregon Music Teachers Association

Eugene District Music Library

The Eugene District maintains a small library of books, recordings and videos that members may borrow for reference and professional growth. To find out about borrowing materials, contact Nobuko LeBeau.

Contents of OMTA Library (PDF)

Videos for Children

• A Song to Remember. Movie. Columbia Pictures. VHS, (112 min.)
• Beethoven Lives Upstairs. VHS, 52 minutes
• The Composers' Specials
  • Bach's Fight For Freedom. VHS, 50 minutes
  • Bizet's Dream. VHS, 50 minutes
  • Handel's Last Chance. VHS, 50 minutes
  • Liszt's Rhapsody. VHS, 50 minutes
  • Rossini's Ghost. VHS, 52 minutes
  • Strauss: The King of Three Quarter Time. VHS, 50 minutes
• Meet the Musicians. 5 piece DVD set: Joplin, Mozart, Gershwin, Beethoven, Bach. (Each one 54 to 58 min. long)
• Sparky's Magic Piano. VHS, 60 minutes

Cassettes for Children

• Classical Kids Series, Fun Drama Music and History. 1988. Five Cassettes include:
  • Mr. Bach Comes to Call. A Tale of Enchantment. (24 min)
  • Beethoven Lives Upstairs. A Tale of Genius and Childhood.
  • Mozart's Magic Fantasy. A Journey Through the "Magic Flute".
  • Tchaikovsky Discovers America. A Tale of Courage and Adventure.
  • Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery. A Tale of Venice and Violins.
• Menotti, Gian Carlo. Amahl and the Night Visitors. Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Musical Heritage Society. 1987. Side 1: 21 min. 53 seconds. Side 2: 26 min. 44 seconds.
• Thompson, Brad. For Parents Only: Getting Your Children To Practice Cheerfully! Side 1 and 2.

Videos and DVDs for Teachers: Pedagogy, History and Performance

• The Art of Piano: Great Pianists of the 20th Century. VHS, 108 minutes
• Badura-Skoda, Eva. The History of the Pianoforte. VHS, 90 min.
• Bernstein, Leonard. Young People's Concert's with the New York Philharmonic. What Makes Music Symphonic? What is Classical Music? VHS, (Each topic-59 min.), 1958.
• Buhn, Virginia. OMTA Piano Syllabus. VHS: Volumes 1 (Two copies covering levels 1-2-3). Vol. 2 covering levels 4-5-6. Vol. 3 (Two copies) covering levels 7-8-9-10. Also available in DVD's : DVD 1: Elementary Levels 1-2-3. DVD 2: Int. Levels 4-5-6. Adv. Levels7-10
• Canin, Martin. How to Attain Objectivity Toward One's Performance When Practicing. VHS
• Canin, Martin. Teaching Demonstration: Haydn Sonata, Hob.33 in D Major: 1st Movement. Beethoven Sonata in D Major, Op.31, No.2, 3rd Movement.(Tempest), VHS.
• Caramia, Tony. Jazz and More. VHS, 85 minutes
• Del Rosario, Emilio & Pridonoff, Eugene. Teaching Demonstration: Chopin Nocturne in C Minor, Op. Post. & Debussy: Golliwog's Cake Walk from Children's Corner. VHS.
• Del Rosario. Lecture: Technique for Pre-College Students. VHS. 1997.
• Del Rosario, Emilio. Using Movement for Expressive Purposes. VHS, 40 minutes
• Haydon, Goeffrey, and Kacour, Mike. Jazz Improvisation in the Piano Studio. VHS
• Hinson, Maurice. Baroque Dance and Baroque Keyboard Music. VHS, 42 minutes
• Hinson, Maurice. Performance Practices in Baroque Keyboard Music. VHS, 65 minutes.
• Hinson, Maurice. Performance Practices in Classical Piano Music. VHS, 1 hour
• Hinson, Maurice. Performance Practices in Early 20th Century Piano Music. VHS, 1 hour
• Hinson, Maurice. Performance Practices in Impressionistic Piano Music. VHS, 1 hour
• Hinson, Maurice. Performance Practices in Romantic Piano Music. VHS, 1 hour
• Holland, Sam. Byways to the Masters. DVD, Tape 5
• Lavoie, Richard D. How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T.City Workshop. Understanding Learning Disabilities. A PBS Video. DVD,1989. (70 min.)
• Lister-Sink, Barbara. Freeing the Caged Bird. VHS, 160 minutes.
• Perry, John. Personal Ideas on Practicing. VHS
• True, Nelita. Portrait of a Pianist-Teacher I. VHS, 1 hour
• True, Nelita. Principles of Style for the Young Pianist IV. VHS, 35 minutes
• Svetlanova, Nina. The Art of Teaching Beginners. VHS, 23 minutes

VHS, CDs, DVDs: Workshops, Lectures, Conferences and Meetings

• Buhn,Virginia. Style and Interpretation for the Young Pianist. Eugene OMTA. Audio CD, (Two copies), 2/11/08.
• Cooper, Matt. Jazz Piano for Classical Pianists. VHS, 3/01
• Csonka, Marti. Franz Liszt: Master Teacher of the Golden Era. Eugene, OMTA. DVD. 10/12/09.
• Damgaard,Ursula. Preventing Injury at the Piano through Efficient Practicing. Eugene OMTA. CD, (Two copies), 4/13/09.
• Dossin, Alexandre. Kabalevsky. DVD, 11/07. (VHS available. DVD coming soon.)
• Garcia, Susanna. Lecture: Tailoring Your Teaching Style to Your Student. Learning Styles. VHS, OMTA, Eugene, Oregon, 1/01.
• Fahlman, Dorothy. Achieving Excellence Lecture and Piano Masterclass, Eugene, OMTA. CD, 02/09/09 (Two packets: two audio CD's in each)
• Fahlman, Dorothy. Piano Masterclass. Eugene OMTA. DVD, 02/09. (Two packets)
• Hull,Sandy. Teaching in the 21st Century. Eugene OMTA. CD, 01/11/10, (Two packets)
• Lui-Tawaststjerna, Dr. Hui-Ying. Rachmaninoff's Interpretation of his C# Minor Prelude. Eugene OMTA. CD, 03/ 08. (Two copies)
• Magrath, Jane. Piano Masterclass. OMTA State Conference, Eugene, Oregon. DVD, 08/02/09.
• Magratth, Jane. Repertoire for the Intermediate Piano Student Lecture. OMTA State Conference. Eugene, Oregon. DVD, 08/02/09. (Two copies).
• Marianos, Alma. Robert Muczynski Revisited. Eugene OMTA. CD, 03/09. (Three packets: Two Audio CDs in each.)
• Mirabella, Christine. Successful Teaching Strategies. Eugene OMTA. CD, 11/ 09/09. (Two packets. In each: two CDs -Part 1& 2)
• Mirabella, Lea. Piano Technique. Eugene, OMTA, DVD, 7/09. (Three copies)
• Mittelstaedt, Janet. Monocle to Musical. 25 Ideas for Piano Teaching and Practicing. Eugene OMTA. DVD, 02/08/10. (Two packets: one DVD in each.)
• National Pedagogy Conference of 1997. John Perry: Personal Ideas on Practicing. Coaching Demonstration (30 min), Emilio Del Rosario: Technique for Pre-College Students, (30 min), Martin Canin: Coaching, Demonstration... VHS.
• OMTA Teacher Panel Discussion. Eugene OMTA. Panel: Janie Kaminski, Beginning Students. Pat Morse: Keeping Students Through High School. Betsy Parker: Preparing for a Successful Performance. Audio CD, 9/14/ 09 in home of Carol White. (Two packets, one CD in each)
• Rodriguez, Santiago. Advanced Piano Master Class. OMTA State Conference, Eugene, Oregon. DVD, 07/3/09.
• Ruppert, Gary. Jazz Piano Syllabus. OMTA. VHS, 2004. Chapters 1-7. (Intro. to Level VII)
• Shockley, Rebecca. Mapping Music: For Faster Learning and Secure Memory. VHS, 4/01
• Shockley, Rebecca. Mapping Music for Memory. CD, 4/01. (39 minutes), 7/3/09.
• Tutunov, Alexander. OMTA Masterclass. Composers: Beethoven, Debussy, Bartok, Bach and Chopin. 1/10/2005. VHS & DVD. (1 hr.50 min.)
• Wright, Geneva. Formula for Success: Private Lessons X Classes = Music?. VHS 11/88
• Wright, Geneva. Formula for Success Workshop. 11/14/88. DVD , (2 hrs.)
• Wright, Geneva, Barbara Gustavson-Rice. Preparing Students for Upper Division Syllabus. VHS, 10/00, DVD. (90 min.)

Recordings: Great Artists - Local, National, International

• Canin Landis, Martin. Haydn: Sonata, HOB. 33 in D Major, 1st movement Beethoven: Sonata in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 3rd movement, VHS.
• Houle, Arthur. Chopin Nocturnes. CD, 72 minutes
• Junior Bach Festival State Final Event Recital. First Presbyterian Church, Newport, Oregon. DVD, 3/1/09.
• Megargel, Esther. OMTA Composer of the Year Recital. OMTA State Conference, Eugene, Oregon. DVD, 07/31/09. (Three packets, one DVD in each.)
• Piano Grand: A Smithsonian Celebration. (From Billy Joel, Jerry Lee Lewis to Hyung-ki Joo). VHS, (1 hr. 56 min.)
• Trio Pacifica, Katheryne Lucktenberg, Steve Pologe, Victor Steinhardt. Story Telling Through Music. VHS, 11/7/00, DVD. (1hr. 15 min.)
• University of Oregon Faculty Showcase Recital. OMTA State Conference. Beall Hall. UO, Eugene, Oregon. Faculty: Brad Foley, Alexandre Dossin, Charles Dowd, Dean Kramer & Claire Wachter. DVD, 07/31/09

Books

• Athey, Margare and Hotchkiss. A Galaxy of Games for the Music Class. Parker Publishing, 1975. 216 pp
• Bakeless, Katherine Little. Story Lives of Great Composers. Lippincott, 1962. 265 pp
• Bernstein, Leonard. The Joy of Music. Simon & Schuster, 1959, 303 pp.
• Bruckner, Susan. The Whole Musician. Effey Street Press, 2008, 244 pp.
• Landis, Beth and Carder, Polly. The Eclectic Curriculum in American Music Education: Contributions of Delcroze, Kodaly and Orff. MENC, 1972. 247 pp
• Lavoie, Richard. How Difficult Can This Be? The F.A.T. City Workshop. (Understanding Learning Disabilities: Discussion Leader's Guide), 1990, 21 pp.
• Lawrence, Sidney J. Behavioral Profile of the Piano Student: A New Look at the Cause and Prevention of Premature Dropouts. Workshop Music Teaching Publications, 1978. 160 pp
• Lawrence, Sidney J. Remedial Sightreading for the Piano Student: A Study in Corrective Teaching Techniques and Procedures
• Marcuse, Sibyl. A Survey of Musical Instruments. Harper & Row, Publishers, 1975, 863 pp.
• Montparker, Carol. A Pianist's Landscape. Amadeus Press, 1998, 297 pp.
• Musiclink Library List
• Parakilas, James. Piano Roles: Three Hundred Years of Life with the Piano. Yale University Press, 1999. 461 pp
• Richards, Cynthia. How to Get Your Child to Practice Without Resorting to Violence!! Advance Publications, 1985. 114 pp
• Robilliard, Eileen D. The Persistent Pianist: A Book for the Late Beginner and Adult Re-Starter. Oxford University Press, 1967. 92 pp
• Rosenblum, Sandra P. Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music: Their Principles and Applications. Indiana University Press, 1988. 516 pp
• Sitwell, Sacheverell. Liszt. Dover Publications, Inc. 1967, 400 pp.
• Smith, Gail. Mel Bay's Complete Book of Improvisation, Fills & Chord Progressions. Mel Bay Publications, 1996, 227 pp.
• Williams, Jean and Tholen, Nellie. The Mind in Music. Williams and Tholen, 1964. 98 pp

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