Texas Bandmasters Association
Bandmasters Review • June 2013
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Annual TBA Convention/Clinic
Pre-register by July 1
Pre-register for the summer convention now!
Visit the TBA website
www.texasbandmasters.org
for easy-to-use registration and payment instructions.
You can complete the registration form and make
payment online with a credit card -OR- download the
forms and mail your registration to the TBA office.
The Registration fee includes TBA Membership and
Convention/Clinic Admission as well as entrance to the
Business Member Luncheon and the Barbeque Dinner
(both on Tuesday, July 23). Pre-register by July 1
for the best rate: $130 for Active and $70 for Retired.
On-site registration is $150 for Active and $75 for
Retired. Registered participants will receive email
confirmation.
College Students may register online for $25.
Active and Retired Members may register their spouse
on the same form. (There is not a separate form for
spouse registration.)
Those who pre-registered can pick up their packets
with the convention program, barbeque tickets and
spouse’s luncheon tickets in the registration area when
arriving at the convention.
If you have not already made your hotel
reservations for the Convention/Clinic, do so
immediately! For best availability and immediate
confirmation, make your reservation by June 28 at
www.texasbandmasters.org
. Contact the TBA Housing
Bureau for more information: (210) 207-6734 or
housing@visitsanantonio.com.
Reserve Hotel by June 28
Exhibit Hall Open M-T-W
This year TBA, TCDA, and TODA will share
a combined exhibit hall of over 600 booths. The
exhibit hall time is expanded to include an extra
half day on Wednesday to offer attendees more time
with exhibitors. The wide array of exhibits offers
directors, booster club members and other visitors
the opportunity to meet with companies who can
provide them with products and services to benefit
their programs.
The Exhibit Hall will be open:
Mon.-Tues., July 22-23: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Wednesday, July 24: 9 a.m. - 12 noon
Learn about the latest products from leaders in the
music industry at the TBA Product Showcase to be
held in CC Room: 216.
Monday, July 22:
8:15 - 9:15 a.m. Overview of New Buffet Products
Don Reynolds, Buffet Group USA
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. What’s New in
Finale
Tom Johnson, MakeMusic
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Total Percussion Jam: Beginning Percussion
Method
Yale Snyder, Adventure Percussion
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. What’s New in
SmartMusic
David Hawley, MakeMusic
2:45 - 3:45 p.m. Breath Awareness Tool
Mario Guarneri, Berp & Company
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Top Five
Finale
Time-Savers for Band, Choir,
and Orchestra Directors
Tom Johnson, MakeMusic
5:15 - 6:15 p.m.
InSightSinging! A Multisensory Approach
to Successful Music Reading
Denise Eaton, Jan Juneau, Sally Schott
Carl Fischer Music
Tuesday, July 23:
8:15 - 9:15 a.m. Adding
Finale
to Your Toolbox
Tom Johnson, MakeMusic
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Vocal Assessment & Accountability with
SmartMusic
Leigh Kallestad, Dr. Cynthia Gonzales
MakeMusic
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Field Show Resource Products
Randy Gilmore, Marching Show Concepts
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Crank Up Your Classroom with QuaverMusic.com
Amanda Reilly, QuaverMusic.com
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Sideliner Sound System and Cases (in CC Hall D)
David Phipps, Opti-Case, Inc./Opti-Sound, Inc.
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.
SmartMusic
Anytime, Anywhere on iPad
David Hawley, MakeMusic
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Revolutionizing Guitar Instruction with Blended
Learning
Michael Christiansen
Consonus Music Institute
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Sideliner Sound System and Cases (in CC Hall D)
David Phipps, Opti-Case, Inc./Opti-Sound, Inc.
5:15 - 6:16 p.m. Adopt-a-Band, A Hearing Conversation Program
for Educators and Young Musicians
Carolynn Travis, Etymotic Research
2013 TBA Product Showcase