Band Director Resources
Upcoming Events
Key Dates
February 1st– April 30th
First block consists of all bands that had registered for 2020 State Semi-Finals, and had already received their “seeding” numbers (determines order for State Prelims, bands perform in their class, in reverse numerical order)
May 1st-October 15th :
Registrations will be posted as they are received by postmark/paid dates
October 15th :
Registration ENDS. Also, any bands who have registered, but have not claimed their class size must declare their size by this date.
Championships & Seeding
FMBC Seeding process is based on Registration payment date, either by PayPal or Credit Card payment, or postmark date of check. You will be assigned numbers, in random order, with others received in the following calendar month groupings.
February 1st– April 30th
First block consists of all bands that had registered for 2020 State Semi-Finals, and had already received their “seeding” numbers (determines order for State Prelims, bands perform in their class, in reverse numerical order)
May 1st-October 15th :
Registrations will be posted as they are received by postmark/paid dates.
October 15th :
Registration ENDS. Also, any bands who have registered, but have not claimed their class size must declare their size by this date.
Scholarship Criteria for The FMBC Scholarship Fund
The FMBC Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to college-bound high school seniors based on demonstrated academic achievement, financial need, school band or auxiliary involvement, and an express interest in pursuing music and/or performance education, through college and/or through performance entities such as Drum Corps International.
The students eligible for assistance must be graduating high school seniors who reside in Florida and are members of a band that is registered for and attends the FMBC State Semi-Finals.
Senior Students can check back here starting September 1st, to complete an Application for 2020. It will require a Letter of Recommendation from their Director. Then, it must be submitted, to FMBC, by October 25th, 2020.
2019 Scholarship Winners
Jon C Kersten Memorial Scholarship Recipients
Sydney Silva, South Miami Sr. HS
Shelby Griffis, Middleburg HS
Mark Gabriel Johnson, Lake Minneola HS
Kelvin Ng, Wiregrass Ranch HS
Alexander Fullerton, Joe E. Newsome HS
John Rusnak Memorial Scholarship Recipients
Cheyenne Mortimer, PK Young HS
Adam Markis, Lake Worth HS
Isabel Yianilos, Boca Raton HS
Colin Vaccaro, Lake Howell HS
Amanda Manausa, Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS
Music ‘n Motion Auxiliary Scholarship Recipients
Sarah Boyd, Calvary Christian HS
Anthony Aguayo, Somerset Academy
Kylie Welch, Lake Minneola HS
Amanda Fuenzalida, Naples HS
Sasha Cavallaro, Oviedo HS