important INFORMATION (Updated 3/26/20)
ALL OBDA EVENTS THROUGH MAY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED due to COVID-19
OBDA Retreat on June 1st is still tentatively going forward.
Band Directors, please check your emails for resources regarding distance learning for band and music classes.
Email Change!
Our OBDA email account has migrated to oahubda@gmail.com
2019-2020 Membership Registration:
Registration is now Closed.
OBDA 2020 Retreat:
Monday June 1, 2020. Location TBA
General Membership Meetings -
Current members and those interested in joining the OBDA are invited to join us for:
Meeting #4 (DONE!) Monday, January 6, 2020; 7:00 pm at Moanalua Middle Band Room
Meeting #3 (DONE!) Monday, December 2, 2019; 7:00 pm at Moanalua Middle Band Room
Meeting #1 (DONE!) Monday, September 16, 2019; 7:00 pm at Moanalua Middle Band Room
OBDA Retreat on June 1st is still tentatively going forward.
Band Directors, please check your emails for resources regarding distance learning for band and music classes.
Email Change!
Our OBDA email account has migrated to oahubda@gmail.com
2019-2020 Membership Registration:
Registration is now Closed.
OBDA 2020 Retreat:
Monday June 1, 2020. Location TBA
General Membership Meetings -
Current members and those interested in joining the OBDA are invited to join us for:
- PD sessions
- Collaborative planning for OBDA sponsored events
- Support for new and young teachers
- News about upcoming events
Meeting #4 (DONE!) Monday, January 6, 2020; 7:00 pm at Moanalua Middle Band Room
- OBDA Retreat Planning Meeting
- Choosing a location
- Retreat date set for Monday June 1st
- Creating agenda
- Event Planning
- Handbook creation
- Breakout PD Sessions
- Other input!
Meeting #3 (DONE!) Monday, December 2, 2019; 7:00 pm at Moanalua Middle Band Room
- OBDA Member suggested PD Session
- Instrument Pedagogy (Specific Instruments TBA)
- How to choose students for instruments
- Common Problems for instruments
- Instrument Repair (Specific Instruments TBA)
- Common issues with woodwinds
- Instrument Pedagogy (Specific Instruments TBA)
- Announcements and logistics to follow
- Planning Meeting for all event chairs and OBDA Board
- All Event chairs are required to attend, general membership is welcome.
Meeting #1 (DONE!) Monday, September 16, 2019; 7:00 pm at Moanalua Middle Band Room
- Band Director Band: New Music Sight-Reading Session
- Have you ever thought about playing a piece but you just weren't sure if it was right for your band? Or maybe there wasn't a recording available? Maybe your program just didn't have the funds to test out pieces. Well this meeting is for you! Suggest pieces via our google form (TBA) and the OBDA Board will select pieces to purchase and sight-read at the meeting with the OBDA membership. All levels welcome, at the end of the meeting the pieces will be raffled off to interested directors.
- PD Session Suggestions
- The general membership can suggest Professional Development topics that can be explored in our 3rd meeting.
- i.e. Quintet/Ensemble Performance, Instrument specific technique clinic, Classroom management presentation, tips and tricks on organizations, challenges for a first year teacher, etc...
- Announcements and logistics to follow
