What’s By Your Deck Chair? Suggested Summer Reading
Finally—summer. Congratulations…you have made it to the end of the school year and survived the sprint of final concerts, finishing grades, graduation, festival performances, spring...
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Five Reasons Why You Should Take Your Ensemble on an International Tour
We all know the benefits of learning and performing music. Playing an instrument in an ensemble can improve a person’s sense of belonging and feeling...
The Importance of Our Ancestry
A story was relayed to me by a band director friend. She was at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, and while walking through McCormick Place...
Travel Planning: Budget Myth Busting—Part 3
In this final (for now, anyway) installment of this series, we’ll discuss some myths related to motorcoach travel and expectations at hotels when traveling with...
Travel Planning Budget Myth Busting—Part 2
In the last issue we started to tackle some budget-related student travel myths, to help you as a director better address many of the typical...
Travel Planning Budget Myth Busting—Part 1
About a year ago in this column, we ran an article about the advantages of early planning in relation to performance travel....
Experiences That Made a Difference
This issue of SBO Magazine is the 20th annual salute to “50 Directors Who Make a Difference.”...
Keeping it Real: Having Growth Experiences on the Road
There’s no growth in a comfort zone, and no comfort in a growth zone....
Setting Goals for Your Performance Tour
Once you’ve decided that performance travel will be a part of what your program offers, it’s wise to set some goals to achieve that are...
Mapping Your Way: Finding the Best Travel Planner
At some point in your music education career, and by some point I mean “every couple of weeks”, you will likely be posed the following question from...