Performing at Adjudicated Festivals While Traveling How to prepare your students to perform confidently in front of judges — even...
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From buses to airports to performance venues — how to safeguard your ensemble’s gear and handle breakdowns on the go....
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How to make sure music travel is equitable, accessible, and meaningful for every student — regardless of economic background. In...
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Budgeting for School Music Trips A step-by-step guide to building realistic, transparent, and stress-free budgets that make your music trip...
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Read moreDetailsThe email arrived on a Monday. “Dear Travel Planner:” These never end well. They were requesting an itinerary and price…
I spent the first weekend of May 2019 in the usual annual place: Band Geek Nirvana.
What a long, strange trip it’s been. So…. where do we go from here? Similar to the world of music…
As the end of the school year is within sight and vaccine distribution continues to improve, teachers and students alike…
Let’s be clear: this is a “tough love” editorial. As a music educator turned travel consultant, I work with dozens…
By Bob Rogers Travel Picture this: It’s a bright, beautiful November morning. Your students are performing alongside hundreds of…
In the year of virtual-everything, Worldstrides pivots with virtual festivals. Their virtual festival series can help your students not miss…
With so many other tasks on the metaphorical plate of the school music director, why might one want to go…
Who do you trust? When you’re wondering about what uniforms to purchase, the best step-up instrument for that promising musician,…
