Travel/Festivals

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...

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...

Mere days before its big trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, a Missouri high school marching band was excited about its upcoming Disney Performing Arts program...

Iceland is a relatively young island, only 15-18 million years old, making its geological activity one-of-a-kind. But more than geology, it is also young in hosting performance tours...

The Norman High School Band was heading to a state regional marching contest when one of our charter buses caught fire about 30 miles from our destination. Fortunately,...

In the Plaza de Armas in Old Havana, Cuba, student musicians perspired in the tropical humidity combined with the heat of performance. 120 members of the band, which consists...

A conversation with the author of Travel 101: A band director's guide for planning student travelAndrew Yaracs recently retired after a 39-year career as a music educator, band director,...

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...

Teaching to the Test: Preparing school bands and orchestras for FestivalFrom time to time, I read articles or hear news stories that focus on teacher evaluation and how “unfair”...

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?...