MWBDA
Welcome to the Missouri Women Band Directors Association website!
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We are a professional organization for women working in the field of wind conducting and teaching. We want to support women in our field as they first enter their profession, as well as after many years of teaching. We also strive to support current research in the field of the wind band and teaching.
We would love to have you join us! JOIN US!!!
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If you are an existing member, make sure to keep our organization updated with your current address, email, phone, etc. Also, if you are changing schools or positions for the 2025-2026 school year, please keep us posted. For new memberships or renewal memberships, the instructions may be found on the Membership page.
Letter from the President
Click here to read a letter from our President
Meara Mitchell, January 2025
Upcoming Business Meeting
Date: Thursday, January 30th, 2025
Time: 4:15pm
Place: Coral Reef Room at the MMEA conference at Margaritaville, Lake of the Ozarks, MO
Time: 4:15pm
Place: Coral Reef Room at the MMEA conference at Margaritaville, Lake of the Ozarks, MO
Past Membership Clinics |
2023 MWBDA member presentations:
Denise Cadigan
Thursday, Jan 26
9:15 AM Paradise A
Wildwood Middle School Concert Band
Ariele Lee
Friday, Jan 27
12:15 PM Windward 70-73
Make it STEAM: How to Get Your Program More Attention in a STEM World- Advancing Music Ed
Lindsey Riley
Friday, Jan 27
12:40-1:05pm Cedar Cove
Jazz Rhythm Section for the Non-Rhythm Section Player
Denise Cadigan
Thursday, Jan 26
9:15 AM Paradise A
Wildwood Middle School Concert Band
Ariele Lee
Friday, Jan 27
12:15 PM Windward 70-73
Make it STEAM: How to Get Your Program More Attention in a STEM World- Advancing Music Ed
Lindsey Riley
Friday, Jan 27
12:40-1:05pm Cedar Cove
Jazz Rhythm Section for the Non-Rhythm Section Player
Housing for our members at the MMEA and MBA conferences
Limited space available. First come, first served. Contact Jo Ellen Shroyer for more details about reserving your spot.
(660) 888-2853 [email protected]
(660) 888-2853 [email protected]
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
PRESTO - $500
Saxquest, Inc. of St Louis, MO
VIVACE - $200
Donovan Bankhead of Springfield Music, Inc.
ALLEGRO - $100
Palen Music Center
Meara Mitchell
Andrew Glover of C.L. Barnhouse
Meara Mitchell
Andrew Glover of C.L. Barnhouse
ANDANTE - $50
Cottey College
Chelsea Silvermintz
Ariele Lee
Chelsea Silvermintz
Ariele Lee
Adagio - $25
Pam Smith Kelly of Claude T. Smith Publications
Jackie Lordo
Jocelyn Garner
Julie Swope
Ron & Jo Ellen Shroyer
Rebecca Ray
Julie Capps
Meara Mitchell
Jackie Lordo
Jocelyn Garner
Julie Swope
Ron & Jo Ellen Shroyer
Rebecca Ray
Julie Capps
Meara Mitchell
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything. -Plato