important INFORMATION

​Email Change!
Our OBDA email account has migrated to oahubda@gmail.com

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

Help us add more to this list, we value your input!

Meeting #1 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

Meeting #2 Monday, October 21, 2019; 7:00 pm at Moanalua Middle Band Room

• Planning Meeting for all event chairs and OBDA Board
  • ​All Event chairs are required to attend, general membership is welcome.

Meeting #3 Monday, December 2, 2019; 7:00 pm at Moanalua Middle Band Room

•  OBDA Member suggested PD Session
  • ​A PD session will be planned based on the suggestions made at the first OBDA Meeting 
  • Event TBA 
• Announcements and logistics to follow