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Planning Your Tour

Getting Board Approval
March 18, 2016     Encore Tours

Getting Started Step 2: Getting Approval From the Board

Whether you’re a school or community ensemble, you’ll probably be needing to get approval from the board for your tour.

Backstage Blog Planning Your Tour
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March 18, 2016     Encore Tours

Getting Started Step 1: Contact An Encore Tour Consultant

Planning your performance tour is a breeze with Encore.

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Enhance Cross Curricular Learning Through Your Recruitment Strategies
October 6, 2015     Ward Dilmore

Enhance Cross-Curricular Learning Through Your Recruitment Strategies

Encore Tours team member Tori Cook has written an informative blog about the strategy involved in running a performance tour when you aren’t bringing in the projec…

Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources Planning Your Tour
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December 23, 2013     Tori Cook

How to Run a Performance Tour with Low Numbers

One of the biggest challenges in planning a performance tour is recruiting your passengers.

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November 1, 2013     Tori Cook

Fundraising for your Performance Tour

Performance tours are exciting and they are often a once in a lifetime trip for performers.

Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources Planning Your Tour
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March 1, 2013     James Knapp

6 Proven Ways to Recruit Passengers for your International Concert Tours

As a veteran of 6 concert tours with my own various ensembles over the years, I have learned a lot.

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