November 16, 2016 Andrew Yaracs 27 Safe Travel Dos and Don’ts for Traveling School Ensembles With great travel comes great responsibility with regards to the safety and security of your participants. Backstage Blog
November 15, 2016 Tori Cook Press Releases and Posting Your Ensemble’s Press Kit Whether it’s for local concert promotions, touring overseas, or just posting on your website, a well-constructed press kit can be an invaluable tool for raising… Backstage Blog
November 10, 2016 Melody Potratz This Gets Easier, Right?: Teaching Choir in the Second Year “Well it’s your second year so it’ll be easier this time around,” is a sentence I heard a few too many times this summer. Backstage Blog
November 7, 2016 Tori Cook Lesson Plan 12/13: Responding – Analyze & Interpret – Teaching the Core Music Standards Lesson Plan 12: Responding – Analyze MU:Re7.2.E.Ia Explain how the analysis of passages and understanding the way the elements of music are manipulated inform the response to music. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
November 2, 2016 Tori Cook Chorus America’s Online Learning Program Sponsored by Encore Tours Chorus America’s online learning program is a professional development opportunity that covers the topics choruses and choral leaders want to learn more about. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
November 1, 2016 Tori Cook The 5 Most Insightful Thoughts from Tri-M Scholarship Applicants We recently announced the winner of the 2016 Tri-M/Encore Tours Scholarship in which high school applicants were asked to write an essay on “how music can be defined as a universal languag… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
October 27, 2016 Tori Cook Defining Music as a Universal Language: Interviewing the 2016 Tri-M Scholarship Winner Hi, Lydia! Thank you for taking the time to interview with us today. Backstage Blog
October 20, 2016 Andrew Yaracs Dealing With Adversity On Your Music Performance Tour Have A Plan B No matter how much planning goes into a trip even the best laid plans can be disrupted by the unforeseen. Backstage Blog
October 12, 2016 Encore Tours Choosing Sample Repertoire for Your Ensemble’s Press Kit Whether it’s for local concert promotions, touring overseas, or just posting on your website, a well-constructed press kit can be an invaluable tool for raising t… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources