Websites:
KWBDA Facebook Page - social media platform/community for asking questions and sharing ideas in Kansas
Women Rising to the Podium Facebook Page - social media platform/community for asking questions and sharing ideas
Women Band Directors International Facebook Page - social media platform/community for asking questions and sharing ideas
Women Band Directors International - informational page about the national organization
Female Band Composers List - giant list with links compiled by Jodie Blackshaw
Podcasts:
Conduct(Her) - Amplifying women's voices on the (choral) podium
Behind the Baton - Candid Conversations with today's most influential band directors
The Score - An urban music education podcast prpvide tips and strategies through honest discussions
After Sectionals - all things band from Stiles Middle School in Texas.
Almost Everything I've Learned About Teaching Band - Quick and easy tips to help you be a better band teacher
Program Notes - The band director podcast
Books:
GO ON! Tell Your Story! Voices of Women Band Directors by LaToya Webb and Julia Baumanis (2024).
GO ON, Tell Your Story! is a powerful collection of real-life stories told by trailblazing women band directors of varied experiences and identities about the world of professional music and conducting. The stories in the book are organized by theme into four sections—Pride, Affirmation, Togetherness, and Happiness—and readers are encouraged to use the book as more of a handbook than a front-to-back read. Along with stories, the book also includes affirmational quotes, a playlist of inspirational songs, and space for readers to reflect.
Women in Wind Band by Erin Keeton-Howard and Meghan Wagner (2023)
Written as a guide for discussion and reflection amongst music educators, Women in Wind Band thoughtfully looks at why female-identifying band directors are still a minority in the field and what can be done about it. Centered on the experiences and wisdom of women in the field, the book is divided into three parts. As the profession evolves, Women in Wind Band encourages readers with any level of experience to explore healthier practices and deepen their understanding through authenticity, community, and advocacy.
Bands of Sisters: U.S. Women's Military Bands during World War II by Jill M. Sullivan (2011).
On Saturday, November 14, 1944, radio listeners heard an enthusiastic broadcast announcer describe something they had never heard before: Women singing the "Marines' Hymn" instead of the traditional all-male United States Marine Band. The singers were actually members of its sister organization, The Marine Corps Women's Reserve Band of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Today, few remember these all-female military bands because only a small number of their performances were broadcast or pressed to vinyl. But, as Jill Sullivan argues in Bands of Sisters: U.S. Women's Military Bands during World War II, these gaps in the historical record can hardly be treated as the measure of their success.
The novelty of these bands—initially employed by the U.S. military to support bond drives—drew enough spectators for the bands to be placed on tour, raising money for the war and boosting morale. The women, once discharged at the war's end, refused to fade into post-war domesticity. Instead, the strong bond fostered by youthful enthusiasm and the rare opportunity to serve in the military while making professional caliber music would come to last some 60 years. Based on interviews with over 70 surviving band members, Bands of Sisters tells the tale of this remarkable period in the history of American women.