Our Mission

We believe that aesthetic education through instrumental music performance is essential to the school curriculum. Our mission is to provide educational leadership to the membership of the Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association. To fulfill our mission, we provide opportunities for professional growth through developmental resources. These resources include: conferences, clinics, publications, performance evaluation, association with institutions of higher learning and interaction with professional musicians.

We provide enrichment opportunities which present outstanding student musicians as models for all instrumental programs. We also provide resources to assist with the development and/or evaluation of curriculum should it be requested by a school or district.

• SCSBOA sponsors band, orchestra, solo and ensemble, district and regional festivals.
• We select and train approved adjudicators for band, orchestra, solo and ensemble festivals and for parade and field event competitions.
• SCSBOA maintains a continuing program to evaluate and update the adjudication forms being used for band, and orchestra festivals and competitions.
• We sponsor clinics and workshops for in-service training of teachers of instrumental music.
• SCSBOA sponsors the All-Southern California High School Honor Groups, the All-Southern California Middle School Honor Groups, and the All-Southern California Honor Jazz Ensembles.

Welcome to the SCSBOA
Music Educators Working Together Since 1937

The Southern California School Band and Orchestra Association is a non-profit organization whose active membership is drawn primarily from educational institutions—elementary schools, junior high/middle schools, senior high schools, colleges and universities. Additional membership includes students and others (private instructors, business establishments) who are active in the musical community.

The association is dedicated to enriching the cultural environment by helping all students to develop a greater appreciation of music, providing students with the means for exploring both vocational and non-vocational opportunities in music, raising performance and adjudication standards, and improving teaching techniques.

News & Announcements

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Fall Conference - September 11, 2010
Registration form available in the Documents section

 

 

• SCSBOA has reinstated Field Percussion Adjudication on a limited basis for the fall of 2010. SCSBOA is establishing a percussion adjudicator training process with the intent to provide an adequate and consistent pool of qualified percussion adjudicators.
  
  Please note the following requirements:

  • Attendance at the SCSBOA Field Training Seminar to be held Saturday August 14 at Aliso Niguel HS (time will be 9 – 10:30 a.m.)  or attend the Field Percussion Training session at the SCSBOA Fall Conference Saturday September 11, 2010 (time TBA).
  • Provide information regarding your judging experience for SCSBOA or other organizations and/or experience working with percussion groups.
  • SCSBOA membership must be current prior to the first assignment.
  • Submit the Field Percussion Adjudication Application  – See Field Percussion Adjudication Application in Forms/Documents

• The 2010 Field Tournament list has been posted to the Calendar. Hosts, please send Mike Gangemi your applications and website info so he can post them on the calendar. Additionally, please see this information regarding the reinstatement of field percussion judging

• The 2011 Jazz Festival list has been posted on the Festivals page. Please email Dan Methe with additions or corrections

• Fall 2010 Adjudicator Availability Forms have been posted to the Documents Section

• Using PayPal to pay membership and fees has been disabled until July 1st

 

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