Performing at Adjudicated Festivals While Traveling How to prepare your students to perform confidently in front of judges — even...
Read moreDetailsFrom buses to airports to performance venues — how to safeguard your ensemble’s gear and handle breakdowns on the go....
Read moreDetailsHow to make sure music travel is equitable, accessible, and meaningful for every student — regardless of economic background. In...
Read moreDetailsBudgeting for School Music Trips A step-by-step guide to building realistic, transparent, and stress-free budgets that make your music trip...
Read moreDetailsDealing With Medical Emergencies on School Music Trips How to prepare, respond, and protect students and staff when unexpected health...
Read moreDetailsSBO+: In the March 2016 issue of SBO+, regular contributor Tom Merrill wrote a fantastic article about James Wells, one…
Let’s be clear: this is a “tough love” editorial. As a music educator turned travel consultant, I work with dozens…
Friday, November 13, 2020. I’m not superstitious. That’s a lie. I’m a Chicago Cubs fan. Eight months since the last…
I spent the first weekend of May 2019 in the usual annual place: Band Geek Nirvana.
As the end of the school year is within sight and vaccine distribution continues to improve, teachers and students alike…
You walk into a restaurant. You’re seated, handed a menu, and you make a selection with your waiter. A few…
The email arrived on a Monday. “Dear Travel Planner:” These never end well.
With so many other tasks on the metaphorical plate of the school music director, why might one want to go…
A look at Universal’s Endless Summer Resort and Surfside Inn and Suites.