Top 10 School Music Travel Destinations in the Southwest USA
10 Southwest USA Destinations for K-12 School Music Groups
School Music Travel Destinations
Destination guides for school bands, choirs, orchestras and student performers.
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Top 10 School Music Travel Destinations in the Northwest USA
Mountains, music, and vibrant cities — the Northwest offers unforgettable experiences for student groups. 🎷 1. Seattle, WA – Innovation Meets Inspiration• Why it’s great: Deep music history, home of Jimi Hendrix,…
Top 10 School Music Travel Destinations in the Northeast USA
From Broadway to Boston, the Northeast inspires music students with rich culture and iconic venues. From Broadway lights to historic concert halls, the Northeast is packed with cultural powerhouses and unforgettable performance…
Top 10 School Music Travel Destinations in the Midwest USA
The Midwest is the heartbeat of America — and it beats in 4/4 time. The Midwest is the heartbeat of America — and it beats in 4/4 time. Rich with musical history,…
Top 10 School Music Travel Destinations on the West Coast
Coastlines, concert halls, and creativity — the West Coast delivers stunning performance opportunities. From iconic performance halls to scenic coastal venues, the West Coast offers school music programs unforgettable travel opportunities. Whether…
Top 10 International School Music Travel Destinations
Take your ensemble beyond borders with these inspiring international music travel destinations. For school bands, choirs, and orchestras, international travel provides unforgettable musical, cultural, and personal experiences. These top 10 destinations offer…
School Music Travel: The Ultimate Guide to Planning and Executing Successful Trips
IntroductionPlanning a school music trip is a complex yet rewarding process that requires careful coordination, budgeting, and preparation. Whether you are organizing a trip for a marching band, orchestra, choir, or any…
Top 10 School Music Travel Destination Cities in the USA
🎼 From coast to coast, these cities are the gold standard for school music travel in the USA. Big city lights, iconic venues, and unforgettable experiences await your student performers. Student music…
Festivals and Travel Resources for 2018!
The 2017 school year is over, summer band programs are beginning, and planning for 2018 is well underway.
Selecting the Best Trip for Your Students
Traveling with your student performing groups can be a rewarding and enlightening experience.
Guest Editorial: Offbeat Travel Destinations
Maximizing the Educational Travel Experience for Your Performing EnsembleTraveling abroad is a highly educational experience, especially when it comes to influencing young people. It is imperative for younger generations to explore the…
Top Travel Destinations
SBO readers weigh in on the latest trends in band and orchestra travel.What’s your first choice when you think of the perfect destination for your school music group? In this recent SBO…
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 auditorium walls. But where, exactly, is the best place to…
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 performance opportunities, educational clinics, high-stakes competitions, spectacular attractions and entertainment.…
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 to take a major trip can provide your students with…
SBOSurvey: Travel Planning
Traveling to an exciting destination in order to perform and/or compete can be an incredibly rewarding experience for both music students and their instructors. In addition to providing opportunities for growth as…
Festivals and Travel
Fundraising. Booking flights, buses, hotel accommodations. Recruiting chaperones. Organizing the itinerary. Answering multitudinous questions from students, parents and administrators. As if music directors don’t already have enough to worry about when planning…
Music, Majesty, and More
For 26 years, the Virginia International Arts Festival has brought a star-studded cast of musical performers to the Hampton Roads area each spring. From its inception, the signature event of the arts…
Keeping it Real: Having Growth Experiences on the Road
There’s no growth in a comfort zone, and no comfort in a growth zone.
Cedar Fair Entertainment and the Benefits of Playing Local
There’s no doubt that band travel is a big recruitment tool for band directors. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company owns and operates 11 parks throughout North America.
Closer to Home
It’s a phrase I’ve heard countless times: “It’s our big trip year.”
Justifying a performance trip to the Walt Disney World Resort
Editor’s Note: Our September issue cover feature, “UpClose: Six Decades of School Music at Disney,” spotlights the Disney Performing Arts programs and the multi-generational tradition of value associated with their workshops, festival…
’But it’s a theme park…’ – Justifying a performance trip to the Walt Disney World Resort
It doesn’t look like much on paper, and if you have never been there with a student group, explaining that a trip to a theme park is educational can be quite a…
