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Text Box: Performance & Contest Opportunities February 26th, monthly lecture, Corvallis studio. Topic “What it Takes” The skills and traits needed to have a career in music March 12, 6 pm, classical recital in Corvallis. Place TBA. March 26th, monthly lecture, Corvallis studio. Topic “Booking Yourself” You’re ready, but how do you get paying jobs? April 30th, monthly lecture April & May, Benton-Linn Teen Idol. There are categories in solo voice and bands. You can enter both categories. Start working on your instruments or putting together a band, or writing music for this popular contest. May 28th, monthly lecture May 29-31 (Memorial Day weekend),time and exact date TBA Multnomah County Fair at Oaks Park in Portland. Here’s an opportunity for all my students to showcase their talents. You can sing with CDs, keyboard, or guitar, and I may be able to hire musicians to accompany you as well. June 4-6, Strawberry Festival Karaoke Contest. They usually have prelims before the contest and the contest at the Festival. Check online for information. Amateur performers only. July 4, Star Spangled Celebration Karaoke Contest. A fun contest, all In one day in Lebanon. July 8-11, Marion County Fair Talent Show. Performers from all counties are welcome to compete. August 4-8, Benton County Fair Karaoke Contest and Talent Contest. The talent contest is only open to Benton County residents, but the karaoke contest is open to everyone. The karaoke contest has prelims before the fair on Wednesdays in July at Woodstock’s Pizza in Corvallis. August 12-15, Polk County Fair Talent Show. Performers from all counties are welcome to compete. August 27-29, Northwest Art & Air Festival in Albany. Another opportunity for all my students to perform whatever they want—any style, with CDs or instruments. We often have limited time, though, so everyone may not be able to sing as many songs as they’d like. Keep checking back for more opportunities!! I haven’t scheduled the Corvallis Artisans’ Market yet and I’m still waiting on the Philomath Frolic, the Jefferson Mint Festival and lots more!!! Plus, I’ll schedule more dates at Lebanon Coffee House and our first at Rick’s Place (see article above).

Text Box: The annual classical recital has been postponed until March 12th! Not very many of my students sing classical music, but I do recommend at least some classical singing for all students. It’s one of those “good for you” things. A recital is a no-pressure opportunity to show what we have learned about classical music. This year I will be requiring that the music be classical, but you may sing in English. Young students and beginners may choose folk songs or a classical art song. I recommend that all students (even all of my beginning adult students!) participate. I’m restarting my monthly lecture series! They will usually be held on the last Friday evening of the month at my studio from 6 to 8 pm. The topic will be generally about the music business. It’s free for current students and $5 for all others. (Parents of under-age students are also free.) Check out my Seminars & Classes page for more information. Again, I’m lining up performance opportunities for the year. Here are the ones we’ve been doing for years that I’m working on getting us into again: Corvallis Artisans’ Market, Marion County Fair, Multnomah County Fair (maybe with a band this year?), the Northwest Art & Air Festival and the Philomath Frolic & Rodeo’s Holiday Craft Fair. We did the Jefferson Mint Festival last year, but I don’t know if they are going to have a second stage this year. If you know of an event that would like entertainment, let me know. I’m on Facebook now (Patricia Nelson Feltmann), so send me a friend request! It’s a lot of my family and friend stuff, but I put band and teaching stuff of there, too. It’s an easy way to contact me.

Patricia Feltmann,

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The 2009 Contest Season Results

Benton Linn Teen Idol:

3rd Danika Faith

Star Spangled Celebration Karaoke Contest

12 and under, 1st Alena Sanders

Marion County Fair Talent Contest:

9 and under, 2nd Alena Sanders (representing

Marion County at State)

10-17, Finalists: Danika Faith, Emma Ervin,

Finn Guidotti

Adult, Finalist: Madeleine King

Benton County Fair Karaoke Contest

Youth Finalist: Alena Sanders

Polk County Fair Talent Show

Youth division: 3rd Danika Faith

Text Box: Where we were in 2009: Corvallis Artisans’ Market Jefferson Mint Festival Multnomah County Fair Marion County Fair Northwest Art & Air Festival

“The only way to get exceptional results is to have unrealistic expectations”

-Robert Colombo

Here are some dates

I will not be available to teach:

March 23rd & 24th

April 29th & 30th

Tentatively, June 12th to 20th

Tentatively, August 30th to September 6th