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 new concert list is now available, including new additions approved by the board at the December 2019 board meeting.
Online voting is now open for the next FBA President-Elect. Click the link below and login with your FMEA username and password to read about the candidates and cast your vote.
Full All-State lists are now available to all members. Login with your FMEA username and password after clicking the link below.
Registration is now open for the January 2020 adjudicator training workshops held at the Tampa Convention Center before the FMEA Conference.
November 23-24, 2019
Held on the campus of Stetson University in DeLand, this event will include a banquet and two concerts to honor the Roll of Distinction inductees Gary D. Green and Leander A. Kirksey (posthumously), and Hall of Fame inductees Joe Hooten and Eddie Steadman.
The FBA Concert Music Committee is now accepting submissions for consideration to be added to the FBA Concert Music List for the 2019-2020 school year, and the Solo & Ensemble music committee is accepting requests for special permission to play a piece that is not on the list. The window to submit concert selections closes October 15th, and the deadline for Solo & Ensemble special permission is December 1.
The all-state audition requirements for 2019-2020 are now posted. Latest Update/Correction: 8/1/2019
The July 2019 Florida Bandmaster newsletter is now available, including minutes from the Board of Directors Meeting and General Membership Meeting held in June.
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:
Eddie Steadman
9/13/2019
Al Wright
6/21/2019
Mike Parks
3/8/2019
Jeff Bradford (Part 1)
7/30/2018
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