Texas Bandmasters Association
Bandmasters Review • September 2015
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The summer of 2015 served as
another season of tradition for my
family. Amongst the traditional trip
to Port Aransas, Sea World journeys
and Texas BBQ road trips we have
always included our days at the
Texas Bandmasters Association
Convention/Clinic as a special part
of our summer. In my career as
a Texas band director and San
Antonian it meant a “staycation”
at a local downtown hotel for the
family. I headed to clinics, concerts
and exhibits and my family would
join me for the TBA BBQ. My
family experience at the TBA BBQ
included the old Lone Star Brewery,
La Villita, clowns juggling, balloon
making, a little dancing and now
the boat rides along the San Antonio
Riverwalk. TBA means family
and tradition. TBA is professional
growth and development. It was
such a great honor when my family
learned we would join the Board of
Directors for the Texas Bandmasters
Association.
We are all a part of a traditionwith
the Texas Bandmasters Association
that has a legacy entering its 69
th
year. Through those years the
concert halls, exhibit floors and
clinic rooms have included master
teachers, world class performances,
legendary conductors and products
that have changed the world of
music as we know it. That is just
one level of my music education
through TBA. We all can’t forget the
visits with our peers on the exhibit
floor, at lunches and in hotel
lobbies getting answers to change
our bands and student’s lives for
the better. TBA is a collaboration
so unique in the education system.
We now get to see incredible
demonstration groups with kids
just like ours. We also continue
to see and hear traditions started
years ago such as the new music
reading sessions, presentations by
guest composers and hearing from
our TBA Bandmaster of the Year.
I join the TBA Board of Directors
having served TMEA and TJEA
in several capacities. TBA, TMEA
and TJEA all have a passion to
ensure the music students
of Texas have the best music
education and an opportunity for
teachers to have a resource for
continued professional growth and
development. Over the years the
experiences I’ve had with so many
amazing educational leaders in
those respective organizations have
led to wonderful opportunities to
collaborate with TBA. I join the
TBA Board of dedicated directors
from throughout the state of Texas
with diverse backgrounds and
experiences that reaches out to
the single C director through the
6A director. Being a Texas band
director means we are amongst the
best in our nation. TBA has led
the way to ensure as a director I
have an opportunity every year to
rejuvenate, learn from the best, see
students in action, train our student
leaders and boosters, welcome our
new teachers and honor the master
teachers that led the way.
Every day we change lives. As
a direct result, we are changing
the world. Our students are detail
oriented, punctual, responsible,
respectful and great citizens. They
are engineers, doctors, teachers,
chefs, lawyers, artists and musicians
that will have an understanding
that the art form we taught led
them to be great at anything they
wanted to achieve. What a great
job we have!
My wife Jackie and I look forward
to serving the Texas Bandmasters
Association Board and Spouses
Board. For us, twenty-five years
of tradition means we will work
hard to ensure those who came
before us and those just starting
their own journey as a Texas band
director will have the same amazing
opportunities we have experienced
over the years.
I hope you have a fantastic
year and thank you again for the
opportunity to serve TBA, the band
students and band families of Texas.
From the Board
Roland Sandoval, 2015 - 16 TBA Sergeant-at-Arms
