July 13, 2016 Andrew Yaracs Fundraising and Promoting Your Music Performance Trip Fundraising: Necessary Evil of Music Performance Trips An essential part of planning a successful student travel opportunity is fundraising and promoting your music performance trip. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
July 12, 2016 Tori Cook Lesson Plan 11: Responding, Select – Teaching the Core Music Standards STANDARD: MU:Re7.1.E. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
June 30, 2016 Maggie Rodriguez Little Known Repertoire for Orchestras: Elgar Symphony No. 1 Looking for a fantastic, but relatively unknown piece to perform with your orchestra? Consider Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
June 28, 2016 Tori Cook The Undeniable Benefits of Band, Orchestra and Choir Trips As a choir director and employee at Encore Tours, I can say without a doubt that every traveling ensemble undergoes a transformation at the end of the tour that enhances their music program on bot… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
June 23, 2016 Melody Potratz The Important Victories: Making Music and Enjoying It School has been out for about a week. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
June 7, 2016 Tori Cook Lesson Plans 9 & 10: Performing, Present – Teaching the Core Music Standards STANDARD: MU:Pr6.1.E. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
May 5, 2016 Jon Linker Advice For New Band Directors It didn’t take long for Tom Cox to realize his time in college didn’t fully prepare him for his first job as a young band director. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
April 29, 2016 Melody Potratz How to Prank Your Choir I Am Cat Lady My sixth graders in third period have crowned me Cat Lady of River City. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
April 25, 2016 Ward Dilmore The Secret To Building a Successful Music Program? It’s Ap-parent! Music Parents: The Secret to Success Most successful public school music programs contain an important component that can’t be found in the classroom. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources