16Jan
10Sep
Marching Band Health: Performance Day Pitfalls
It’s the day you and your students have worked towards all summer – Performance Day! Not only is important to "ace" the music and drill, but the health of your marching band members is also extremely important. It can make or break your performance. Overheated, anxious, exhausted, hungry, and sick band members cannot perform at their peak, if at all. You can have the perfect top-notch drill and music, but without healthy students, you won’t ever begin to truly perform....
27Jun
United States Jazz Trips
Want to plan a jazz-centered trip for your students, but don’t know where to start? Here's a list of some of the top United States jazz trips to venues and stages that could feature your next big performance! But, maybe you just want your kids to simply sit back and take in the sounds of great jazz musicians. Either way, in no particular order, here are Music Travel's top 5 United States jazz trips. Chicago, IL Let the windy city pull you...
30Oct
Group Flight Check-In Tips with Music Travel Consultants
As charter motor coach prices rise, the travel industry is seeing an uptick in the number of student performance groups that fly. Flying means new challenges. Airport check-in can sometimes make the first day of a trip absolutely miserable. With its ever-changing rules and regulations, the flight check-in process can be intimidating. It seems each airline does something different. There's all this new security, and TSA is always changing and upgrading. Or, maybe it's your first time flying? Regardless, nobody...
30Aug
Featured Destination: Avon Orchestra’s Trip to Italy & Austria
Avon Orchestra's trip to Italy and Austria: Three once-in-a-lifetime performances in Rome, Florence and Salzburg, plus fun in Siena! Part of the Avon Community School Corporation, in Avon, Indiana, the Avon High School Symphony Orchestra was created in 2007. It has grown rapidly since then, to four full orchestras filled with over 700 students from grades 6 through 12. Under the guiding baton of its Director, the multi-talented Dean Westman, the Avon Orchestras have consistently earned Gold Medals at Indiana State School...
30Aug
Meet MTC Tour Director Paige Carter
Meet MTC Tour Director Paige Carter. Paige is one of our most charismatic and accomplished Tour Directors, and from her very first trip, it was clear that Paige had what it takes to give performance groups the care and attention to needs that create wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime trips! MTC Tour Director Paige Carter was born and raised in Arizona and considers herself a “desert-dweller.” She started dancing at the age three and quickly realized she had found a life-long passion for the...
30Apr
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Band Tours
Marching through The Big Apple in New York City’s world-famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is a major accomplishment for any Band Director and his/her band. Learn why Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Band Tours with Music Travel Consultants are second to none! At the top of the list of New York’s attractions is the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The parade is the famous department store's annual gift to children everywhere! Held in Manhattan, on Thanksgiving morning, this is one of America’s premier...
14Nov
Top European Performance Destinations
Here are our top European performance destinations: With a world full of fascinating music performance destinations, just choosing the perfect spot for your students can present quite a challenge. When you travel, the destination will be dictated largely by your group members. However, keep in mind that prices, particularly of flights, are considerably less expensive when choosing non-peak times. London is known as a great destination for a performance group tour, because of its fine choral tradition and numerous old cathedrals with...
09Jun
