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
Registration Now Open Alfred Watkins will be our Keynote for the 2019 FBA Summer Conference in Daytona Beach. Registration and hotel reservations are now open. Final schedule and overflow hotel now available.
The all-state audition requirements for 2019-2020 are now posted. Latest Update/Correction: 6/4/2019
The May 2019 Florida Bandmaster newsletter is now available, including minutes from the Board of Directors Meeting held in May .
A new post has been published on the Mentoring page: Professional Reflection is Not a Luxury
Registration is now open for the Summer 2019 adjudicator training workshops held in Daytona Beach before the FBA Summer Conference
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:
Al Wright
6/21/2019
Mike Parks
3/8/2019
Jeff Bradford (Part 1)
7/30/2018
Jeff Bradford (Part 2)
7/30/2018
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