May 16, 2019 Jon Linker What Any Ensemble Can Learn from Military Bands About Audience Engagement Perhaps “innovative” is not the first word most musicians think of to describe military bands. Backstage Blog
April 4, 2019 Jon Linker Encore Tours Spotlight: Briarcrest Christian School Band and Choir Tour to Italy The choir and band from Briarcrest Christian School, just outside Memphis, recently returned from a fantastic performance tour to Italy. Backstage Blog
May 24, 2018 Catherine Wilcox 15 Snapchats Band Directors Send Towards the End of the School Year As teachers, we all know that the end of the school year is one of the craziest times of year. Backstage Blog
May 4, 2018 Jon Linker Performance Tour Spotlight: Lebanon High School Band in Ireland St. Backstage Blog
January 25, 2018 James Smith Site Inspection: High School Jazz Band in Japan In October of 2017, Harvard-Westlake School band director Shawn Costantino and I departed California on an inspection trip to Japan in preparation for his upcoming tour in March of 2018. Backstage Blog
April 28, 2017 Mollie Emerson 8 Tips for Leading a High School Band and Choir Trip as a First-Year Music Teacher This blog was written by guest blogger Mollie Emerson as part of our First Year Music Teacher Series. Backstage Blog Featured Resources
January 5, 2017 Jon Linker The Marriage Between High School & Middle School Band Cuthbertson NC Bands a Family Affair Many music educators can vouch for the importance of the high school and middle school directors working together as a team. Backstage Blog
September 28, 2016 Encore Tours Marching Band Trips: Preparing for The Performances You’re going on a band trip and the excitement is building. The fundraising is done and all the travel logistics have been arranged. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources
July 28, 2016 Encore Tours Band Director Tips: Know Your Community Steve Acciani has been a band director for almost 30 years and runs one of the top programs in the country at Diamond Bar High School in southern California. Backstage Blog Music Educator Resources