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Bandmasters Review Mission

Statement
An Educational Publication of the Texas Bandmasters Association
The purpose of the
Features TBA News Texas Bandmasters
Association, Inc. is to:
6 Talk Less and Teach More 2 Back To School
by Dr. Charles T. Menghini by John Morrison, 2018-19 TBA President
Continually assist its
9 Beginning Oboe: Fundamentals for 4 From the Board membership in achieving
Your Future Oboists by Reagan Brumley, 2018-19 TBA Sergeant the highest standards
by Serena Finnigan at Arms
of instrumental
13 Band Directors: Difference-Makers 5 From the Board music education.
At the Highest Level by Chico Portillo, 2018-19 TBA Past President
by Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser 8 TBA News uuu
15 Infusing Student Leadership by Michael Brashear, TBA Executive Director Promote the place and
Development Year-round: 12 TBA Academy 2018 value of music education
It’s all about the follow up! by Brian Merrill in our society and the
by Fran Kick important role instrumental
18 2018 TBA Business Members
21 The Top Ten Things To Do Right music plays in our cultural,
Now To Clean Your Marching Band 20 2018 Malcolm Helm Memorial intellectual, and social lives.
by Bob Chreste Endowed Scholarship Winner
26 TBA-YBDT Partnership, 20 2018 TBA Student Melody uuu
An Immediate Success Competition Foster goodwill,
by Katie Fehr 24 2018 TBA Prestigious Honors fellowship and a collegial,
28 Memories from the 2018 TBA fraternal spirit
Convention/Clinic among its members.

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Provide its membership
with an annual
Convention/Clinic which
introduces new music,
tried and proven teaching
methods and materials
as well as instruments
and equipment.

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Provide educational
publications of instructional
methods and materials
for TBA members and
2018-19 TBA Board of Directors (L-R): Michael Brashear, John Morrison, Phillip Clements, aid them with their
Roland Sandoval, Daniel Allen, George Little, Reagan Brumley, Chico Portillo personal development
and leadership.
TBA publishes these educational articles for your use in the classroom and rehearsal hall and to
share with your students as you wish. The opinions and teaching methods are those of the authors
and not necessarily shared by all members of the TBA staff and Board of Directors. uuu
BANDMASTERS REVIEW is an educational publication of the Texas Bandmasters Association. Provide information for
The magazine’s purpose is to assist TBA members in achieving the highest standards of instrumental the university music student
music education. BANDMASTERS REVIEW is a quarterly publication and is mailed to current preparing to become
Active/Retired and Business Members of TBA. If your address has changed, please contact the
Texas Bandmasters Association office: 1002 Central Parkway South, San Antonio, TX 78232 a band director.
Phone: (210) 492-8878 Fax: (210) 492-8996
www.texasbandmasters.org
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