Texas Bandmasters Association
Bandmasters Review • September 2014
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Bandmasters Review
Features
7 Having a Successful Marching Season
Through Better Communication
by Randy T. Gilmore
10 A Few Random Thoughts About Band
by Dr. Gary Garner
13 Character Traits of a Student Leader
by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser
15 Teaching Beginner Trumpet Students
by Dr. Gary Wurtz
19 Marching Band at Claudia Taylor
Johnson HIgh School
What We Like and What Works For Us...
by Jarrett Lipman
27 Balancing Your Band and Your Life
by Fran Kick
The Austin Symphonic Band performance in the Lila Cockrell Theatre
was one of the highlights of the 2014 convention.
Mark your calendar now for the
2015 TBA Convention/Clinic
Thursday - Sunday, July 23 - July 26, 2015
TBA News
2 From the Board
by Bruce Beach, 2014-15 TBA President
4 From the Board
by Phillip Clements, 2014-15 TBA Sergeant-
at-Arms
5 From the Board
by Richard Herrera, 2014-15 TBA Past
President
6 TBA News
by Michael Brashear, TBA Executive Director
18 2014 Malcolm Helm Memorial
Endowed Scholarship Winner
by Amanda Vereen
24 2014 TBA Business
Members
26 TBA Academy 2014
by Brian Merrill
30 2014 Convention/Clinic Sponsors
31 Photos from the Convention/Clinic
32 Outstanding Clinics 2014