March 30, 2015 Tori Cook Our Date with GRAMMY Award Winner Jared Cassedy for Music In Our Schools Month #MIOSM Encore Tours recently had the pleasure of meeting with Jared Cassedy, the 2015 recipient of the GRAMMY Music Educator Award and Director of Bands at Windham High School, New Hampshire. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
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
March 12, 2015 Tori Cook The Insider’s Guide to Iceland Venues Iceland is a relatively young island, only 15-18 million years old(!), making its geological activity one-of-a-kind. Backstage Blog
March 6, 2015 Ward Dilmore Prelude – A Succulent Treat for Music Directors by Encore Tours A music director who plans an international tour is comparable to an outstanding chef preparing an exquisite meal to be enjoyed by their musicians. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
February 26, 2015 Ward Dilmore Managing Your Elementary Strings Program in March Defining the Musical Path for Elementary Strings Congratulations on your new beginner strings members who were inducted on Valentine’s Day during your Arch of Bows Ceremony. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
February 11, 2015 Tori Cook What We All Missed at the 2015 GRAMMYs As a society, we are celebrity crazed; obsessed with finding out who Taylor Swift is dating and guessing the next embarrassing thing Kanye will do. Backstage Blog
February 5, 2015 Ward Dilmore How to Run the Arch of Bows Ceremony for Your Beginner Strings! Before reading on, we recommend first reading January’s Blog “How to Manage Your Beginner Strings Program in January“. Backstage Blog
January 29, 2015 Tori Cook Top 9 International Jazz Festivals from Around the Globe I recently attended the Jazz Education Network Conference in San Diego where Encore Tours featured a listing of top jazz festivals from around the world. Backstage Blog
January 22, 2015 Stan Pretty Music Teachers – The Best Gift Givers! Many of us can recall our favorite teacher, or certainly the one that has had the most influential impact on our later lives. Backstage Blog