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Planning the Best Trip for Your Band or Orchestra
During my days as a high school band member, one of my favorite events was the annual spring trip. Everything about it,…
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Roundtable: Maximizing the Festival Experience
While a band festival can take many different forms, in every case, both students and educators should feel rewarded for having participated…
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SBO Survey: Festivals
In the microcosm of an instrumental music program, participation in a music festival is typically one of the primary highlights of the…
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SBO Survey: Travel Destinations
Whether as an end-of-year vacation or a strict performance tour, many music programs take their students on adventures far beyond their school…
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Creating an Inspired Musical Experience: 21 Tips for Success at Festival
Performing at concert festival is an inspiring musical experience for both music students and conductors. Concert festival is more than an assessment…
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Traveling Through a State of Fear
It seems like our country has gone from one crisis to the next during the past ten years, from terrorism fears after…
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Travel On a Shoe String
Travel affords music students and educators the opportunity to venture beyond familiar walls and familial audiences, to gain new experiences while testing…
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Festivals and Travel: 20 Destinations for Bands and Orchestras
Every year, your mailbox teems with brochures for music tours and festivals offering the most exciting experiences of your students' lives: unique…
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Inside the National Concert Band Festival
To be quite honest, the idea of performing at the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival (NCBF) did not appeal to…
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Travel Preparation: Planning a Successful Trip
By Amy M. Knopps and Tim Greenwell Traveling together and making music is an outstanding combination to offer your ensemble. The decision…
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