18Jul
27Jun
Student Performance Trips to Universal Orlando
Create lasting memories for your marching band, orchestra, show choir, concert choir or jazz band with a student performance trip to Universal Orlando! Perform at CityWalk™ Lagoon Stage*, a Music in the Parks, Music USA Festivals or OrlandoFest competition, or march in front of cheering spectators at Universal Studios Florida parks. Universal Studios offers many educational, hands-on group programs that involve one-of-a-kind opportunities. Choose what is right for your group and enjoy education-focused performances, adjudicated festivals, workshops and clinics, plus...
27Jun
Chaperoning School Performance Trips
It is great that you're interested in chaperoning school performance trips. Thank you! Your role is to help get the kids safely and happily through the challenges of their action-packed itineraries. You are an extension of trip leadership and a liaison to it for the students. Directors will have high expectations of you, and your number one reason for being on a trip is to support the leaders and kids. As a chaperone, you must always focus on what's best for...
27Jun
Eating Healthy on the Road
If you learn to make healthy choices when they are not simple or obvious, then making sound decisions will be much easier when healthy choices are abundant and convenient. As the old adage says, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” So rather than outlining a handful of “eat this, no, that” choices, here are some tips on how to “fish” for that healthy...
27Jun
Meet MTC Tour Director Anne Anderson
Meet MTC Tour Director Anne Sanders Anderson, committed to making your trip as rewarding and as memorable as possible! Anne Anderson hails from a large family with a rural farm in Southern Indiana. While attending a small high school, Anne knew early on that she had a passion for teaching music. Following graduation from the Indiana University School of Music, she landed a teaching job, picked up a Masters in Education, and has been teaching music ever since. Now...
14May
Perform in Disney’s Candlelight Processional
Spreading holiday cheer as honorary cast members in Disney's Candlelight Processional is a wonderful gift for your choir during the holiday season. Your choir will never forget this magical program that takes place at Epcot© annually. The candlelight processional performance retells the Christmas story with the Voices of Liberty, Disney cast members trying out to be part of the Christmas Tree (in the middle of the choir) and high school, college and adult choirs from around the country, all accompanied...
30Apr
Music Travel Consultants Introduces the Music Travel App
Update: The Music Travel App is now the Trip Account App. To find out more about Trip Account's Trip Sign-Up and Payment Program and App, click here. Music Travel Consultants, travel planners for the finest bands, choirs, and orchestras in the world, is pleased to introduce the “Music Travel” app, free to all of a group’s travelers. Music directors, staff, chaperones, and students may use this secure, information-packed, versatile app before and during their Music Travel trip. After registering online, 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...
30Apr
School Choir Trip Destinations
Is your choir ready to take its performance skills to the next level but you can't decide on a venue or destination? Worry not! The Music Travel Consultants list of popular school choir trip ideas is here to help. The range of choir destinations is vast, from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome to Carnegie Hall in New York City. These destinations have proven themselves over the years, hosting many successful student choir tours. Each...
30Apr
