LETTER FROM PRESIDENT

Read the "Start Your Engines"
Fall Letter 2010 from SCBDA President Scott Rush.

2011 WINTER ENSEMBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Winter Ensemble Championships will be March 19, 2011.  Contact Eddie Shealy if you are interested in hosting this event.

 SCBDA DIRECTORY UPDATE

All Directors:  It's time to update your information in the SCBDA online directory.  Even if none of your information has changed make sure to check your information and click the "Update Director Info" button.

New Directors: If you are not already in the 
database send your information to Connie Grantham. Be sure to include your name, email address, school, MENC membership number and expiration date.

Take a look at the list of directors and schools.  If you don't see your name on the list you need to verify your information. (see above).


2010 OPA & CAA AWARDS

Congratulations to all High School and Middle School Award Winners!

2010 OPA-CAA List

2010 SOLO AND ENSEMBLE

Solo and Ensemble Sites

Solo and Ensemble Music List

If you have any questions please contact your site chair or Solo and Ensemble Chairman Sean Carney.

2010 ALL-STATE JAZZ ENSEMBLES
& JAZZ FESTIVAL

2010-2012 REALIGNMENT NUMBERS

Click here for school enrollments.
Click here for Upper/Lower State divisions.

SCMEA 2010 IN-SERVICE CONFERENCE

Pictures from the 2010 In-Service

For more In-Service Conference Information go to: www.scmea.net

ADJUDICATION CRITIQUE AND RECOMMENDATION FORMS

We need more adjudicators.  We especially need more Winter Ensemble and Jazz judges.  On Line Forms to critique judges and recommend judges are now up and running! You can also view/search our current database of judges.

PERCUSSIVE ARTS SOCIETY

         
The South Carolina Percussive Arts Society President Kurry Seymour, encourages all band directors to visit the PAS Website and the SCPAS Website for help with all of your percussion instructional needs.  For more information contact Kurry Seymour.

Resources for Directors

"Best Practices" for middle school directors. Sharing ideas for teaching middle school band

SCBDA BANNER INFORMATION

If you would like to order an official SCBDA Banner click here.  These banners are just like the ones used at All-State Band and Concert Festival.

 SCBDA EVENT CALENDAR

2010-2011 SCBDA Calendar - Revised

2011-2012 Calendar - Tentative Only!

2010 MARCHING CONTESTS

2010 Marching Contest List

2009 SCBDA 
Marching Band Championships
Results Posted

SCBDA MARCHING CHAMPIONSHIP REGISTRATION

Directors: Online Registration for SCBDA Marching Championship/Festival is now open. Registration deadline is August 20, 2010.

Please email any questions to Marching Chairman, Joe Gulledge.

2010 CONCERT FESTIVAL

Concert Festival Results - All Sites

The Concert Festival Music List has been updated with the 2010 Supplemental Music List. The 2010 list will not be included in the All-State/Region results mailing. You can get it here.

SCBDA Sightreading Criteria

2010 ALL-STATE BAND

All-State Rehearsal and Concert Pictures are now available online.

2010 All-State Bands
2010 Region Bands

The All-State Clinic was March 12-14, 2010 at Furman University in Greenville.


SC STUDENTS AT 2010 HBOA



In this photo: J.J. Milakovich, Stuart Nichols, Akari Ogawa, Axl Pons, Dottie Grantham, Clay White, Nikki Hillis, Claire Sibley, Taylor Peterson, Evan Clark, Ashley Cook and Jonathan Sanchez. 

The Honor Band of America performed in concert on Saturday, March 6 at Clowes Memorial Hall located on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Honor Band of America is a national ensemble that was conducted by H. Robert Reynolds, principal conductor of the University of Southern California Thornton Wind Ensemble and retired long-time Director of Bands at University of Michigan. Members hail from all over the country and were selected by recorded audition, evaluated by leading music educators.

 CONVENTION MEETING MINUTES

Minutes from the SCMEA In-Service meeting are now available online in the Handbook Section.

2009-2010 ALL-COUNTY BANDS

Greenville All-County Bands

More All-County and District Bands

SCBDA Board of Directors

2009-2011 | 2007-2009 | 2005-2007
2003-2005 | 2001-2003  1999-2001

SCBDA HISTORICAL PAGE

SCBDA History Page


If you have pictures like this one in your band room and can scan them, we want them. 
Tom Finigan, SCBDA Historian wants you to send him your photos, videos, old programs, audio clips, or any historical item that we can store and save digitally.  It is great way to remember where we came from and where we are headed in the future.

MESSAGE BOARD

The Message Board 
is Now Online!

All directors should already have an account.  Just login as you do on the forms. Hint: Click on "Active Topics" to see the new messages. Contact webmaster@bandlink.org if you have any questions or problems with your account.