At Music for All, we know that the most influential element in the success of students and music education in general is qualified, knowledgeable, and well-prepared teachers. The Music for All Summer Symposium Director Academy are recognized as some of the finest and most comprehensive professional development experiences available. We strive to make them accessible to all directors!

Certificate of Attendance:

Music for All will provide a Certificate of Attendance to two-time participants who are percussion instructors and color guard Instructors within the Director Academy.  This will certify that a person has attended two years of the Summer Symposium Director Academy.

More information on pricing for The Director Academy is coming soon!

“Total Program Success” Curriculum

All adults at the Bands of America Summer Symposium will benefit from our world class curriculum for Total Program Success.  High school and middle school band directors as well as college students, color guard instructors, and percussion specialists will all learn systems and processes revolving around these core competencies:

• Evaluation 
• Visualization 
• Prioritization and Organization 
• Communication 

In addition, sessions will extend to topics such as: the big picture, content-specific pedagogy:  score study, conducting, show design, hiring designers, leadership, rehearsal efficiency, time-management, sequencing of content, lesson panning, season-long planning, ethics, SEL, interventions, finances, DEI, drill writing, music arranging, copyright issues, choreography, electronics, and more!

In addition to the core curriculum, directors will have opportunities to “major” in other areas for large periods of time!  High School Band, Middle School Band, College Students and New Teachers, Percussion, Color Guard, and Marching & Movement.