Texas Bandmasters Association
Bandmasters Review • September 2015
7
Thank you for attending the 2015 TBA
Convention/Clinic! I hope that you left inspired,
motivated, armed with new concepts, and ready
to begin your best year ever. I am always amazed
at the clinic attendance and the commitment band
directors have for improving their teaching skills.
From first year teachers at the TBA Academy
to seasoned professionals attending clinics and
concerts, the energy level and excitement of this
year’s attendees was amazing. I challenge you to
keep that same excitement and energy as you
work with your students throughout the year.
I am pleased to report that our attendance
this year increased in almost every category.
Our Active Members attendance was up around
12% and Spouses attendance was up 19%. Our
TBA Academy had 104 band directors attend
this year—a new record! If you total all of
our members, demonstration, performing and
reading bands, students, boosters and exhibitors,
our attendance was over 8000. While attendance
numbers alone do not tell the entire story, this
positive report is an indicator of the health of the
Texas Bandmasters Association.
While the TBA Executive Board and I will
always be concerned with attendance and
the financial security of our association, we
remain focused on meeting the needs of band
directors and fulfilling the opening of our mission
statement:
assisting membership in achieving the
highest standards of instrumental education
.
The annual convention is the primary way we
fulfill our mission statement, but other resources
are available throughout the year. This magazine,
Bandmasters Review
is published quarterly and
provides articles of interest to the band director.
Professional Development Outreach Program
sessions throughout the year are listed on the
back cover of this magazine. These educational
opportunities allow attendees to spend a longer
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period of time with the
clinician and offer more
opportunity for informal
discussion. Under the
Resources Tab of the TBA
website you can access over
550 articles from past issues of the
Bandmasters Review
as
well as over 400 convention clinic handouts dating from
2002. I hope all of these resources provided by TBA assist
you in becoming the best band director possible.
If you would like to submit a clinic suggestion for next
year you may do so using the link on our website. We
welcome your suggestions. Have a great fall semester!
