August 14, 2024 Encore Tours 2024 Summer Travel Review As the summer draws to a close, we’re excited to look back on a season filled with extraordinary performance tours. Backstage Blog Learn More
July 9, 2024 Encore Tours Why Do Directors Trust Encore? We Keep Your Ensemble Safe and Secure Backstage Blog Learn More
June 5, 2024 Encore Tours Encore Means More: How We Anticipate the “What Ifs” of Travel Backstage Blog Learn More
April 8, 2020 Encore Tours Virtual Director’s Exchange – Episode 1 (Ft. Gerald Wirth and Suzanne Woodruff) Music educators and directors around the world are currently dealing with the same difficult set of challenges. Backstage Blog
April 6, 2020 Jon Linker Taking Your Ensemble to Canada Our friendly neighbor to the north offers a great opportunity to try an international tour while staying relatively close to home. Backstage Blog
April 3, 2020 Encore Tours Maintaining Creativity in a Distance Learning Environment Editor’s Note: During this challenging time, we want to express our appreciation to the music educators who have been forced to take their classrooms online to provide students with a safe … Backstage Blog
April 1, 2020 Encore Tours The 12 Best Videos From The Acapella App Back in 2015, the app Acapella from PicPostPlay was released for iPhones, allowing users to record, synchronize, and share songs with multi-part vocal harmonies. Backstage Blog
March 31, 2020 Encore Tours How To Host A Virtual Fundraising Event Whether you’re raising money for new uniforms, additions to your music library, or even your next performance tour, every ensemble must be able to throw an effective fundraiser. Backstage Blog
March 27, 2020 Encore Tours The 10 Best TED Talks About Music Our new normal is filled with an abundance of stress and anxiety, whether it’s due to remote working, homeschooling your children, or claustrophobia stemming from quarantining and social dis… Backstage Blog
March 25, 2020 Encore Tours Using Google Classroom To Teach Music Editors Note: During this challenging and unprecedented period, we want to express our appreciation to the music educators who have been forced to take their classrooms online to provide stud… Backstage Blog
March 24, 2020 Peter Jones A Message from Encore’s President What strange times these are. Each day becomes a little more surreal as we move through uncharted territory. Backstage Blog
March 20, 2020 Encore Tours Useful Music Education Software and Tools One of the most difficult parts of being quarantined (aside from the crippling anxiety and isolation) is being unable to meet up with your ensemble. Backstage Blog