Music Educator Resources

29+ Free Organizational Tools for Managing Your Ensemble

Performing arts organizations typically have exceptionally tight budgets, so getting the most “bang for your buck” is especially important.

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.

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.

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…

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…

Prepare Recordings 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…

Taking Engaging Photos 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…

Writing Captivating Biographies for Your Ensemble’s Press Kit

Whether it’s for local concert promotions, touring overseas, or just posting on your website, a well-constructed pr…