Promoting and supporting band programs in Florida
Providing opportunities for in-service growth, program evaluation, and student performance
Training programs to encourage professional development
Realistic and constructive program evaluation through Solo/Ensemble and large group Music Performance Assessments.
Promoting the intrinsic and extrinsic values associated with learning and performing music together
The Professional Resources Committee has compiled a list of workshops, seminars, and camps available to Florida band directors and their students this summer.
The all-state audition requirements for 2021-2022 are now available. Please see below for the requirements and important information about all-state auditions and performances.
Registration Now Open Tim Reynish will be our Keynote for the 2021 FBA Summer Conference in Daytona Beach. The schedule is now available, and Registration and Hotel Reservations are now open.
In addition to the Student Composition Contest, FBA is now also sponsoring a Young Composers Competition open to any composer age 30 or younger.
The January 2021 Florida Bandmaster newsletter is now available, including minutes from the January General Membership Meeting.
All of the solos and ensembles you submitted for Special Permission are now on our FBA S&E List. Please look for your entry codes under the appropriate categories. Also, a special list is now available contains all of the books we use for our All State Auditions. Students may select an etude from the books to be played at S&E for COMMENTS ONLY. If a student wishes to perform from the audition books, please enter the appropriate entry code and the student can tell the adjudicator which etude they prepared.
We are now accepting entries for the 2020-2021 FBA Composition Contest. Applications are due October 1, 2020.
A new post has been published on the Mentoring page: Professional Reflection is Not a Luxury
The FBA Jazz Committee has compiled a swing literature resource list for directors. It is posted on the Music Lists page.
The FSU College of Music, in partnership with the Hobbs family, is pleased to announce the establishment of the Oliver P. and Beryl M. Hobbs Music Education Scholarship Fund, celebrating Mr. Hobbs' legacy as Band Director at FSU's Summer Music Camps and Leon High School.
Interviews with some of the best and most experienced FBA members. Our latest interviews:
Kathy Thompson
3/29/2021
Eddie Steadman
9/13/2019
Al Wright
6/21/2019
Mike Parks
3/8/2019
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