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
November 4, 2015 Jon Linker Band Director Spotlight: Phil Aguglia – Thinking Outside the Box with 130 Students Band Director Spotlight Series: Meet fellow band directors while they share their experiences, advice and tips for teaching band. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
October 27, 2015 Tori Cook 15 Lesson Plans – Teaching the National Core Music Standards through Music Travel (Lesson 5) STANDARD: MU:Pr4.1.E. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
October 23, 2015 Maggie Rodriguez Why the Arts Matter Today is #ArtsMatter Day in Massachusetts! To celebrate, Encore Tours staff shared their thoughts on why the arts ma… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
October 16, 2015 Tori Cook 15 Lesson Plans – Teaching the National Core Music Standards through Music Travel (Lesson 4) STANDARD: MU:Cr3.2.E.Ia Share personally developed melodies, rhythmic passages, and arrangements – individually or as an ensemble – that address identified purposes. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
October 6, 2015 Ward Dilmore Enhance Cross-Curricular Learning Through Your Recruitment Strategies Encore Tours team member Tori Cook has written an informative blog about the strategy involved in running a performance tour when you aren’t bringing in the projected numbers of participants… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources Planning Your Tour
October 1, 2015 Tori Cook 15 Lesson Plans – Teaching the National Core Music Standards through Music Travel (Lesson 3) STANDARD: MU:Cr3.1.E. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
September 28, 2015 Tori Cook Top 7 Performance Venues to Follow on Instagram The world is full of unique performing spaces for choirs, bands and orchestras…if you know where to look! Luckily, some venues use Instagram as an outlet for posti… Backstage Blog
September 17, 2015 Tori Cook 15 Lesson Plans – Teaching the National Core Music Standards through Music Travel (Lesson 2) STANDARDS:MU:Cr2.1.E. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
September 15, 2015 Jon Linker How to Audition for the Military Band So you want to get paid to play? We all know it’s not easy to make a living as a musician. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources