Chapter 4 | Professional Organization Websites

■National Band Organizations

American Bandmasters Association (ABA)

http://americanbandmasters.org/

American School Band Directors Association (ASBDA)

http://www.asbda.com/

Association of Concert Bands (ACB)

http://www.acbands.org/

College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA)

http://www.cbdna.org/

Historically Black Colleges & Universities, National Band Directors Consortium (HBCU-NBDC)

http://www.hbcu-nbdc.org/index.html

John Philip Sousa Foundation

http://www.sousafoundation.net/

Kappa Kappa Psi/Tau Beta Sigma (National Honorary Band Fraternity and Sorority)

http://www.kkytbs.org/

Lesbian and Gay Band Association

http://lgba.org

Midwest Clinic: An International Band and Orchestra Conference

http://www.midwestclinic.org

Music For All (Bands of America)

http://www.musicforall.org/

National Association of College Wind and Percussion Instructors (NACWPI)

http://nacwpi.org/

National Band Association (NBA)

http://www.nationalbandassociation.org/

North America Brass Band Association (NABBA)

http://www.nabba.org/

Phi Beta Mu (International Bandmasters Fraternity)

http://phibetamu.org/

Windjammers Unlimited (WJU) (A Circus Music Historical Society)

http://www.circusmusic.org/

Women Band Directors International (WBDI)

http://www.womenbanddirectors.org

■Selected International Band Organizations

Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association

http://www.aboda.org.au/

British Association of Symphonic Bands and Wind Ensembles (BASBWE)

http://basbwe.net

Canadian Band Association (L’association Canadienne des Harmonies)

http://www.canadianband.ca

The International Society for the Promotion and Research of Wind Music

(Internationale Gesellschaft zur Erforschung und Förderung der Blasmusik) (IGEB)

http://www.igeb.net/

Irish Association of Brass and Concert Bands (IABCB)

http://www.iabcb.org/

All-Japan Band Association

http://www.ajba.or.jp

Mid-Europe International Festival for Wind Bands

http://www.mideurope.at/index.php/en/

Wind Bands Association of Singapore

http://www.wbas.org.sg/

World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles (WASBE)

http://www.wasbe.org/

■Music Education Organizations

International Society for Music Education (ISME)

http://www.isme.org

Instrumental Music Teacher Educators

http://wibauer.fatcow.com/imte/

Music Teachers National Association (MTNA)

http://www.mtna.org/

National Association for Music Education (NAfME)

(Formerly Music Educators National Conference [MENC])

http://www.nafme.org/

National Association for the Study and Performance of African-American Music (NASPAAM)

http://www.naspaam.org/index.html

■State and Local Band and Music Education Organizations

The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) maintains a list with links to every state’s music educators association. From the main page, look for the “About” tab and then for “Federated State Associations.”

http://musiced.nafme.org/about/nafme-federated-state-associations/

In addition to state music education associations, some states have band-specific organizations:

Alabama Bandmasters Association

http://www.alabamamea.org/bandmasters/index.htm

Arkansas School Band and Orchestra Association

http://www.asboa.org

Arizona Band & Orchestra Directors Association

http://www.aboda.org

California

Northern California Band Association

http://www.ncbaonline.net

Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association

http://www.scsboa.org/

Colorado Bandmasters Association

http://coloradobandmasters.org

Florida Bandmasters Association

http://flmusiced.org/fba/dnn/

Indiana Bandmasters Association

http://www.indianabandmasters.org

Iowa Bandmasters Association

http://www.bandmasters.org

Kansas Bandmasters Association

http://www.kansasbandmasters.com

Kentucky: Northern Kentucky Band Directors Association

http://www.kmea.org/DIVISION/Band/NKBDA/index.htm

Louisiana Band Masters Association

http://www.labandmasters.org

Maine Band Directors Association

http://www.mebda.org/index.html

Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association

http://www.msboa.org/

Minnesota Band Directors Association

http://www.mbda.org

Mississippi Bandmasters Association

http://www.msbandmasters.com

Missouri Bandmasters Association

https://missouribandmasters.org

Montana Bandmasters

http://bandmasters.net

Nebraska State Bandmasters Association

http://www.nsbma.org/

New Hampshire Band Directors Association

http://www.nhbda.org

New Jersey Band Association

http://njbandassociation.org

New York

New York State Band Directors Association

http://www.nysbda.org/

New York State School Music Association

http://www.nyssma.org/

North Carolina Bandmasters Association

http://www.ncbandmasters.org

North Dakota National Band Association

http://ndnba.org/jhallstate/

Oklahoma Bandmasters Association

http://www.okbandmasters.com

Oregon Band Directors Association

http://www.obda.org

South Carolina Band Directors Association

http://www.bandlink.org

South Dakota Bandmasters Association

http://www.sdbandmasters.org

Tennessee Bandmasters Association

http://www.tennesseebandmasters.org

Texas

Association of Texas Small School Bands (ATSSB)

http://www.atssb.org/

Texas Bandmasters Association (TBA)

http://www.texasbandmasters.org/

Texas Music Educators Association

http://www.tmea.org

Virginia Band & Orchestra Director’s Association

http://www.vboda.org

West Virginia Bandmasters Association

http://www.wvbandmasters.org

Wisconsin School Music Association

http://www.wsmamusic.com/

■Music Education Advocacy and Support

Arts Education Partnership

http://www.aep-arts.org/

Children’s Music Workshop: Music Education Online

http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com/

Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation

http://www.mhopus.org/

NAMM Foundation (National Association of Music Merchants)

http://www.nammfoundation.org/

Quadrant Arts Education Research

http://artsedresearch.typepad.com/quadrant/

VH1 Save The Music Foundation

http://www.vh1savethemusic.com/

■American Military Music Ensembles

Air Force

United States Air Force Band (Washington, DC)

http://www.usafband.af.mil/

United States Air Force Academy Band (Peterson Air Force Base, CO)

http://www.usafacademyband.af.mil/

United States Air Force Bands Program

http://www.bands.af.mil

Army

United States Army Band, “Pershing’s Own” (Fort Myer, VA)

http://www.usarmyband.com/

United States Army Field Band (Fort George G. Meade, MD)

http://www.armyfieldband.com/

United States Military Academy Band (West Point, NY)

http://www.usma.edu/BAND/SitePages/Home.aspx

United States Army Bands Program

http://bands.army.mil/


Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard Band (New London, CT)

http://www.uscg.mil/band/

Marine Corps

United States Marine Band, “The President’s Own” 
(Washington, DC)

http://www.marineband.marines.mil

United States Marine Drum & Bugle Corps, “The Commandant’s Own” (Washington, DC)

http://www.drumcorps.marines.mil

Navy

United States Navy Band (Washington, DC)

http://www.navyband.navy.mil/

United States Naval Academy Band
(Annapolis, MD)

http://www.usna.edu/USNABand/

Naval School of Music (Virginia Beach, VA)

http://www.netc.navy.mil/centers/css/som/Default.aspx

United States Navy Music Program

http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/support/navymusic/Pages/default1.aspx

Merchant Marines

United States Merchant Marine Academy Regimental Band (Kings Point, NY)

http://www.usmma.edu/band

■Selected American Community Bands

Allentown Band, Allentown, PA

http://www.allentownband.com

The American Band, Providence, RI

http://www.theamericanband.org

Austin Symphonic Band, Austin, TX

http://www.austinsymphonicband.org

Cobb Wind Symphony, Marietta, GA

http://www.cobbwindsymphony.org

Grand Symphonic Winds, Minneapolis, MN

http://www.grandsymphonicwinds.org

Northshore Concert Band, Evanston, IL

http://www.northshoreband.org

Oregon Symphonic Band, Portland, OR

http://www.osband.org

San Jose Wind Symphony, San Jose, CA

http://sjws.org/

Tara Winds, Powder Springs, GA

http://tarawinds.org

Utah Wind Symphony, Salt Lake City, UT

http://www.utahwindsymphony.org

Virginia Grand Military Band, Fairfax, VA

http://www.vgmb.com/index.htm

Wheaton Municipal Band, Wheaton, IL

http://sjws.org/history/

Lists of American Community Bands

BandMusicUSA. “Master Directory of Members.”

http://www.bandmusic.org/US.ae/I=M:US

Community-Music email list. “Community Band and Orchestra Home Pages.

http://www.community-music.info/commother.shtml

■Professional Wind Bands/Ensembles

Blossom Festival Band, Cleveland, OH

http://www.clevelandorchestra.com/about/choruses-and-ensembles/blossom-festival-band/

Dallas Wind Symphony, Dallas, TX

http://www.dws.org

Gotham Wind Symphony, New York, NY

http://www.gothamwindsymphony.com

Lone Star Wind Orchestra, Dallas, TX

http://lonestarwindorchestra.com/

Osaka City Wind Orchestra, Osaka, Japan

http://shion.jp

Royal Hawaiian Band, Honolulu, HI

http://www.rhb-music.com

Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Tokyo, Japan

http://www.tkwo.jp

Wisconsin Wind Orchestra, Waukesha, WI

http://www.wisconsinwindorchestra.com

■Other Sites of Interest

The Conductors Guild

http://www.conductorsguild.org/