April 22, 2025 Encore Tours How Encore’s Price Guarantee Protects Your Tour: No Surprises, Just Stability Planning a performance tour is more than just organizing travel. It’s an opportunity to create something lasting. Backstage Blog Planning Your Tour Learn More
April 8, 2025 Encore Tours Extend the Magic: Post-Festival Travel Ideas for Encore Voices Prague Backstage Blog Learn More
March 31, 2025 Encore Tours Sing in Prague’s Iconic Rudolfinum – Join Encore Voices Festival 2026 Backstage Blog Learn More
January 30, 2025 Encore Tours Prelude 2025 Recap: A Weekend of Music, Inspiration, and Connection Backstage Blog Learn More
November 13, 2015 Tori Cook The Best of Music City As one of the only U.S. cities where you can hear live music 24/7, 365 days of the year, it’s no wonder Nashville has earned the nickname “Music City. Backstage Blog
November 4, 2015 Jon Linker Band Director Spotlight: Phil Aguglia – Thinking Outside the Box with 130 Students Band Director Spotlight Series: Meet fellow band directors while they share their experiences, advice and tips for teaching band. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
October 27, 2015 Tori Cook 15 Lesson Plans – Teaching the National Core Music Standards through Music Travel (Lesson 5) STANDARD: MU:Pr4.1.E. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
October 23, 2015 Maggie Rodriguez Why the Arts Matter Today is #ArtsMatter Day in Massachusetts! To celebrate, Encore Tours staff shared their thoughts on why the arts ma… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
October 16, 2015 Tori Cook 15 Lesson Plans – Teaching the National Core Music Standards through Music Travel (Lesson 4) STANDARD: MU:Cr3.2.E.Ia Share personally developed melodies, rhythmic passages, and arrangements – individually or as an ensemble – that address identified purposes. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
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 projected numbers of participants… Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources Planning Your Tour
October 1, 2015 Tori Cook 15 Lesson Plans – Teaching the National Core Music Standards through Music Travel (Lesson 3) STANDARD: MU:Cr3.1.E. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
September 28, 2015 Tori Cook Top 7 Performance Venues to Follow on Instagram The world is full of unique performing spaces for choirs, bands and orchestras…if you know where to look! Luckily, some venues use Instagram as an outlet for posti… Backstage Blog
September 17, 2015 Tori Cook 15 Lesson Plans – Teaching the National Core Music Standards through Music Travel (Lesson 2) STANDARDS:MU:Cr2.1.E. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources