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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…

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…

A Message from Encore’s President

What strange times these are.  Each day becomes a little more surreal as we move through uncharted territory.

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.

Coping with Corona: Our Favorite Books, Movies, and More

Across the globe, businesses are shutting their doors, schools are closing, and people are being encouraged to stay home and practice social distancing.

Motivating Members of Your Group to Register for Your Tour

Editors Note: Diane and Thom Linn are part of the Encore Tours Ambassador (ETA) program — a group of distinguished musicians with a wealth of knowledge on recruiting, building cohesive ensem…

6 Useful Statistics For Touring Ensembles

We constantly receive feedback from high school, middle school, and youth music directors who want to bring their group on an international performance tour, only to be confronted by a fami…

Coronavirus FAQ

Message from our President, March 19, 2020:

I’ve built my life around travel.  I met many of you on my journeys around the globe.