Music Travel Consultants: Music Education

Music Travel Consultants is honored to be Music for All’s Official Travel Partner. Music for All is one of the largest and most influential national music education organizations, actively involved in support of active music-making, Music for All uniquely combines national level programming and awareness campaigns, research and advocacy. Bands of America, Orchestra America and BOA Summer Symposium are three of Music for All’s best-known programs. Music Travel Consultants is also honored to be a part of the Indiana State Fair Band Band competition and Music Travel Consultants is also honored to be a charter member of SYTA (Student & Youth Travel Association), founded in 1997 to protect travelers younger than 26 years of age, Music Travel endorses and complies with SYTA’s strict code of ethics. In addition, Music Travel meets SYTA’s requirement that members have tour protection coverage of $200,000 more than that offered by NTA’s Consumer Protection Plan.

BOA Honor Band Performing in the Tournament of Roses Parade® with Music Travel Consultants

15MarMarch 15, 2017

The Bands of America Honor Band’s Tournament of Roses Parade® Performance

Live the Bands of America Honor Band's Tournament of Roses Parade® Performance with Music Travel Consultants! At the beginning of every year, the world's eyes are focused on Pasadena, California, home of the prestigious and gorgeous Rose Parade and Rose Bowl football game. For over 100 years, this festival of music and sports has been America’s premiere Celebration of the New Year, broadcast live by multiple media outlets all over the planet. One of the biggest highlights of the parade...

By Chris ForsytheFeatured Destinations, Music EducationBands of America Honor Band, Bands of America Travel, Marching Band, Marching Band Parades, Music Education, Music Performance Tour, Music Travel, Music Travel Consultants, Popular Parades for Marching Bands, Rose Parade Band Travel, Roses Parade Band Tours, Tournament of Roses Parade, Tournament of Roses Parade Band TravelComments OffRead more...

Florence, Italy performance with Music Travel Consultants

14MarMarch 14, 2017

The Benefits of European Performance Group Travel

As a Music Director, bringing your group to Europe on a performance tour is a life-changing experience for you and your group. To enlighten students with such musical and spiritual growth is the kind of opportunity some only dream of...but the reality of bringing your performance group to Europe is closer then you think. There are so many wonderful and elaborate churches and majestic cathedrals that are ready to be filled with your group's presence. And there is nothing that...

By Emily WardFeatured Destinations, Music EducationEuropean Band Trips, European Choir Travel, European Music Travel Benefits, European Orchestra Travel, European Performance Trips, The Benefits of European Performance Group TravelComments OffRead more...

21FebFebruary 21, 2017

Celebrating 30 Years of Lasting Memories with Music Travel Consultants

Share your Music Travel Consultants Trip Memory Join us as Music Travel Consultants Celebrates 30 Years! What’s your favorite Music Travel Consultants trip memory? MTC invites you to share it with photo, school and trip year on Facebook and Twitter! Be sure to include a photo, school and year of the trip along with the hashtag: #mtc30years ...

By Mark HartingCompany News, Music EducationMusic Performance Tour, Music Travel, Music Travel Consultants, School Music TripsComments OffRead more...

02FebFebruary 2, 2017

Recruiting Students for Music Programs

Recruiting new students is vital to every music program and can have a tremendous impact on its success. And, if you have been a Music Director for a couple of years, you know you have to be prepared to show students and parents the magical wonders of music. Even if your school has a great music program, it is still important to do some marketing and promoting. All of this takes time and a lot of energy, but it's well...

By Vicky WielosinskiMusic EducationMarching Band, Music Education, Music Performance Tour, Music Tour Directors, Music Travel, Music Travel Consultants, Performance Travel, Planning marching Band Trip, Recruiting Band Students, School Music Trip Parades, School Music TripsComments OffRead more...

02JanJanuary 2, 2017

Musicians without Borders

Where war has raged, people need everything to return to life: food, water, shelter, clothing, medicine. But more than anything, people need hope. To reconcile, people need empathy. To heal, people need connection and community. Music creates empathy, builds connection and gives hope. Music crosses ethnic divides and provides neutral space to meet through shared talents and passions. Community music-making is a direct and accessible tool for connecting people and engaging and mobilizing communities. And through the power of music,...

By Danny Felsteiner MekoriMusic EducationCommunity, Education, musicComments OffRead more...

10AugAugust 10, 2016

Students Thinking about Majoring in Music?

Do you have a student who loves music so much that they can’t imagine doing anything else with their life? If you’re a music teacher, you can surely relate. If you’re a parent, however, this may worry you. And if so, you’re not alone. Majoring in music is a commitment of passion. It’s extremely hard work on a non-linear path. And it’s definitely the right choice for anyone who can’t imagine doing anything else. Only then will the extraordinary effort needed to...

By Barbra WeidleinMusic EducationBarbra Weidlein, Choir, Majoring in Music, MajoringInMusic.com, Marching Band, Marching Band Trip, Music Education, Music Major, Music Performance Tour, Music Scholarships, Music Travel, Music Travel Consultants, Orchestra, Performance Travel, School Music TripsComments OffRead more...

09JunJune 9, 2016

Fundraising

Time for some heavy lifting Before your trip becomes a reality, some homework has to be done. Don't worry, Music Travel Consultants is here to help. For music boosters and extra-curricular support groups, fundraising is essential to providing and maintaining educational opportunities and travel for students. Drastic cuts in school budgets have forced everyone (even athletic teams) to depend more and more on alternative sources for funding. Here are some proven fundraising activities. We hope one or more work for your group....

By Jef FurrMusic EducationChoir, Fund Raising, Music Education, Music Travel, Music Travel Consultants, Orchestra, Performance Travel, School Music Trips, Student Fund Raisers, Student Music Fund RaisingComments OffRead more...

Music Travel Consultants with Andrew Moran

09JunJune 9, 2016

Fitness in Marching Band: 100 Pounds Lighter

As musicians, we all know that to present our music best, we have to be in peak mental health. Music, in turn, reinforces our mental health. But, being at the top of our musical game is also facilitated (or hindered) by our physical health. Here’s my story… Following my student teaching placement at Avon High School in Avon, IN, I remember hopping on the scales at my doctor’s office, and as the nurse slid the weight past 235…240…245…250 lbs., I was...

By Andrew MoranMusic Education, Staff HighlightsAndrew Moran, Choir, Fitness, Music Education, Music Travel, Music Travel Consultants, Orchestra, Performance Travel, School Music TripsComments OffRead more...

09JunJune 9, 2016

Planning your first marching band trip

Congratulations! If you are reading this, you are not only a Music Director, you are a Music Director with passion and are ready to show your students new life-changing educational experiences and take your student's performance to the next level with your first marching band trip! Planning a music performance trip for the first time can seem overwhelming and stressful. But planned out over time, it can be something magical and positively impact students and others for the rest of their...

By Emily WardMusic EducationChoir, Marching Band, Music Education, Music Performance Tour, Music Travel, Music Travel Consultants, Orchestra, Performance Travel, Planning marching Band Trip, School Music Trips, Todd OverbeckComments OffRead more...

09JunJune 9, 2016

Eating Right for the Best Musical Performance

Performing is an athletic activity. And not everyone works the same. You might here one person say, "No way can I eat before a concert!” Another might say “I eat a LOT early in the day.” Taking a line from the previous blog, Music Travel Consultants' own, Andrew Moran, says that as musicians, we all know that to present our music best, we have to be in peak mental health. Music, in turn, reinforces our mental health. But, being...

By Gary WishmeyerMusic EducationChoir, Gary Wishmeyer, Marching Band, Music Education, Music Health, Music Performance Tour, Music Travel, Music Travel Consultants, Orchestra, Performance Travel, School Music TripsComments OffRead more...