Resource Roundup: What’s In Your Musical Toolbox?
July 20th, 2021 • Music Education, Teacher Tips
The excitement is palpable and musical inspiration is at an all-time high at the Omaha Conservatory this week—SoundWaves is here!...
Pack Your Bags: Are You Ready for Camp?
July 13th, 2021 • Music Education, Teacher Tips
Our summer camp, SoundWaves, is less than one week away! We’ve compiled a list of things to bring in your instrument case or bag/backpack so you’re prepared with the necessary tools to have the best week ever at SoundWaves!
Above and Beyond Winner: July
July 9th, 2021 • Artist-Faculty News, Music Education
Congratulations to Cello Artist-Faculty member Molly Rezich for being this month's winner. Here's what someone in our community had to...
Photos: St. Augustine Benefit Concert
June 29th, 2021 • Events, Music Education
Featuring performances by Rock Lab students and The Album Party
Photos: Voice Intensive Festival
June 23rd, 2021 • Events, Music Education
Every academic year, the Omaha Conservatory hosts festivals for each of our areas of study by department. For this year's...
7 LGBTQ+ Composers in History
June 21st, 2021 • Music Education
At the Omaha Conservatory, we believe access to musical excellence is for anyone, and we hope these inspiring LGBTQ+ musicians...
UNO String Olympics 2021 Results
May 21st, 2021 • Music Education, Student News
Congrats to the Omaha Conservatory students who participated in this year's UNO String Olympics. These students did very well winning...
All You Need to Know About Strings | SoundWaves 2021
April 29th, 2021 • Music Education
You won’t bow-lieve the line up of incredible music educators we’ve snagged for SoundWaves 2021.
SHARE Omaha’s Do Good Week
April 19th, 2021 • Music Education, OCM News
Every year, Omaha Conservatory of Music reaches thousands of families across Omaha. Through the power of music education and performance,...
Photos: Musical Bridges Strings Festival 2021
March 30th, 2021 • Events, Music Education
A two-day strings festival for Conservatory students lead by guest artists The Helios Trio!
Omaha Music Teachers Association Young Artist Competition Winners
March 19th, 2021 • Music Education, Student News
Congrats to the Omaha Conservatory’s winners in this year’s Omaha Music Teachers Association Young Artist Competition!
Why Study Music?
March 15th, 2021 • Music Education
Studying music has a huge number of benefits, some more familiar than others, but all incredibly positive for academic, social, and emotional outcomes. When we play music, all areas of the brain are activated. The three learning styles of visual, auditory, and kinesthetic are all needed to learn a piece of music. Reading the notes (visual), hearing the pitches (auditory), and physically playing the music (kinesthetic) produce an all-encompassing learning experience.
