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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Dealing With Medical Emergencies on School Music Trips How to prepare, respond, and protect students and staff when unexpected health...
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There are many companies offering student tours….so how do you choose?
What a long, strange trip it’s been. So…. where do we go from here? Similar to the world of music…
In the April/May 2018 issue of Choral Director, SBO’s sister magazine, I wrote a piece entitled “The Importance of Our…
With so many other tasks on the metaphorical plate of the school music director, why might one want to go…
I spent the first weekend of May 2019 in the usual annual place: Band Geek Nirvana.
In the year of virtual-everything, Worldstrides pivots with virtual festivals. Their virtual festival series can help your students not miss…
In the April/May 2018 issue of Choral Director, SBO’s sister magazine, I wrote a piece entitled “The Importance of Our…
Students are coming back to the in-person classroom, and travel spots are filling fast! In the June issue, SBO editor…
When students step into new places, encounter new cultures, and connect with new people, especially through the universal language of…
