December 3, 2015 Melody Potratz Setting Up a Middle School Choir Classroom From Scratch We are pleased to introduce our new guest blogger, Melody Potratz, as part of our First Year Teacher Series. Ms. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
August 4, 2015 Tori Cook 13 Ways You Know You’re on a Choir Tour You Know You’re on a Choir Tour When… You sing Disney show tunes… for hours… and hours…. perfecting the harmony of your “wimoweh’s”. Backstage Blog
July 28, 2015 Stan Pretty The Emerald Isle’s Successful Adult Choir Tours Working with Encore Tours has given me the great pleasure of touring with students and their inspirational music directors for many years. Backstage Blog
June 23, 2015 Tori Cook How to Plan a Musical Mission Tour in 5 Steps (For Church Choirs) Musical mission tours are an important part of transforming cultures and societies throughout the world. Backstage Blog
June 9, 2015 Maggie Rodriguez Truly Poetic: A Touring Story by St. Anthony’s High School Choir, New York Earlier this year, St. Backstage Blog
March 20, 2015 Tori Cook Dublin Jerome High School Choir Gets Interviewed on Choir Tour for Diane Sawyer Special! This has certainly been an adventurous week for the Dublin Jerome High School Choir currently traveling in Austria on their Encore choir tour. Backstage Blog
December 16, 2014 Tori Cook 19 Awesome Gifts to Give Your Choir Director This Holiday Season The holidays are quickly approaching and you’re rushing to find the perfect gift for your choir director. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
November 25, 2014 Tori Cook 11 Things a Choir Director Can Be Thankful For… As a hypercritical choir director, I often find myself a pessimist in rehearsals, focusing on ways my choir can improve instead of focusing on everything that is already… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
November 4, 2014 Tori Cook All About Ensemble Management: Keeping Your Choir Organized As choir directors, we’ve all struggled from time to time trying to keep our choirs organized. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources