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Rebecca Warren retired in May of 2020 after serving 40 years as a band director. She continues to serve as the Marching Band Director at Mandan High School.
Mrs. Warren taught for 28 years in Alabama and 12 years in North Dakota. She started her career in rural Alabama and then became Director of Bands at Ft. Payne City Schools where she served 14 years. While teaching in Alabama, Mrs. Warren was an active member of the music education profession, serving as ABA Chairman for Districts 2 and 3, President-elect of the Alabama Bandmasters Association, and President the Alabama Music Educators Association.
While serving as President of AMEA she founded the FAME – Future Alabama Music Educators program to recruit and educate high school juniors and seniors interested in becoming music educators. In North Dakota, she served as the West Region Band Representative to the Board of the NDMEA.
Professional memberships include the North Dakota Music Educators Association; Alabama Music Educators Association; Alabama Bandmasters Association; National Band Association; Alabama Phi Beta Mu, as well as the North Dakota Phi Beta Mu where she served as President of the Alpha Gamma Chapter. During her tenure as President, the Chapter began awarding an annual scholarship to a high school senior in pursuit of a degree in instrumental music education.
She also began the project to commission new works of band literature. The project is now on its third commissioned work. Rebecca has served as clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, North Dakota, and South Dakota, and the Midwest Band Clinic. She presents professional development workshops for music educators.
Mrs. Warren resides on the prairie of North Dakota with her husband John, also a band director, and their golden retriever, Bama.
