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September 9, 2015     Tori Cook

An Interview with Bryan Sanders – Encore Tours/Tri-M 2015 Scholarship Recipient

Encore Tours recently announced the winning essay of the Encore Tours/Tri-M Music Honor Society Scholarship.

Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
September 3, 2015     Tori Cook

Ebook 15 Lesson Plans

Need lesson plans? We’ve got you covered!

Our free 15 Lesson Plans eBook provides music educators with a framework to teach any type of ensemble about music and travel while me…

Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
September 3, 2015     Tori Cook

15 Lesson Plans – Teaching the National Core Music Standards through Music Travel (Lesson 1)

 

STANDARD: MU:Cr1.1.E.

Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
September 1, 2015     Tori Cook

The Best 15 Quotes from the Encore Tours/Tri-M 2015 Scholarship Applicants

Today marks the announcement of our first Encore Tours/Tri-M Music Honor Society $500 scholarship winner.

Backstage Blog
August 12, 2015     Encore Tours

Etude Symposium – How to Motivate Your Musicians to Practice

On Sunday, May 17th, 2015, Encore Tours welcomed 60 people aboard the yacht Elite, for a seminar on ‘Motivating Your Musicians to Practice’.

Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
August 12, 2015     Encore Tours

Gerald Dolan on Motivating Your Musicians to Practice

In this Etude Symposium hosted by Encore Tours in Boston, May 2015, Gerald Dolan from Ipswich High School in Massachusetts shares his views with ensemble directors on how to motivate musicians to …

Backstage Blog
August 12, 2015     Jon Linker

Band Director Spotlight: Gary Gribble’s Tips on Building a Quality Music Program

Band Director Spotlight Series

Meet fellow band directors as they share their experiences, advice, and tips for teaching band.

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.

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