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OMA Presents Gala Evening - Saturday, May 8th!

Enjoy a concert by Ann Hampton Callaway and dinner under the stars at the Temple of Music and Arts click here to buy tickets

OMA GOLD INFORMANCES 2010!

What is an Informance? An Informance is the presentation of student work completed in the OMA Program . An informance may be an opera written and performed by students, or several movement pieces students learned to better understand elements of their science curriculum. This is also a time to learn more about the OMA Program. The public is welcome attend our Informances. Click here for complete schedule.

OMA and Other News......

SMART Board Technology is an integral part of every OMA arts curriculum. The interactive boards are used in a variety of ways--

Melissa Callahan, Arts Integration Specialist at Kellond Elementary uses the Smart Board for choral singing.
"One of the ways the SMART Board technology has enhanced my students' literacy skills is through shared reading followed by choral singing. Every quarter I choose a song that I teach to the entire school, one class at a time.
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SMART Board Technology is an integral part of every OMA arts curriculum. The interactive boards are used in a variety of ways-- uses the Smart Board for choral singing. "One of the ways the SMART Board technology has enhanced my students' literacy skills is through shared reading followed by choral singing. Every quarter I choose a song that I teach to the entire school, one class at a time.

John Snavely, Arts Integration Specialist at Howell Elementary has this to say about composing with the SMART Board.
“One of the most interesting applications is for the students to be able to compose music by clicking the appropriate note value then touching the music staff with their finger for the note to appear.
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Jennifer Cain, Arts Integration Specialist at Van Horne Elementary says
“The SMART Board is an amazing tool for the integration of musical skills and concepts into core curriculum. "
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Brazilian composer to work with OMA
Brazilian composer Raimundo Penaforte has been commissioned by the OMA Foundation and Arizona Friends of Chamber Music to compose an original piece for OMA middle school orchestral students.
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Cragin band in the spotlight
Congratulations to the Cragin Elementary School Fifth Grade Beginning Band who received a Superior rating (the highest possible rating ) at the Arizona Music Educators Association Elementary/Junior High School Solo and Ensemble Festival on February 16, 2008 at Pima College West Campus.
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OMA Program Selected for Harvard Arts Study
Harvard University announced October 3 that Opening Minds Through the Arts (OMA) has been selected from 121 applicants nationwide to participate as a case study site in the university’s year-long Project Zero research study on the arts in the classroom.
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US Department of Education includes OMA in national conference schedule
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