Student Music Workshops, Clinics and Masterclasses

Hosted in the happiest places on earth, students enjoy performances and workshops that align with the National Standards for Music Education.

When: Year-Round

Where: Walt Disney World (FL) and Disneyland (CA)

Each spring, thousands of student performers participate in Festival Disney, receiving professional feedback and offering competitive and non-competitive tracks. Endorsed by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).

When: March - April, Annually

Where: Walt Disney World (FL)

There are a plethora of Universal Orlando performance opportunities. Choose from the STARS Performance Program, OrlandoFest, Music in the Parks and march in front of cheering spectators through the streets of Universal Orlando. Music Travel Consultants can make your Universal Orlando performance trip rewarding and memorable.

When: Year-Round

Where: Orlando, FL

OrlandoFest offers music festivals and workshops providing the highest quality, education-based musical experience for each student and director while reinforcing musical concepts being taught within the classroom. Festivals run from March through early June at performing arts centers in close proximity to Universal Orlando. The festival concludes with a fun and exciting awards ceremony at Universal Islands of Adventure. With this custom workshop, your ensemble will experience a fast-paced, focused rehearsal where they learn to make music together at a new level. Choose either the workshop or festival option and your MTC travel designer will provide you and your group unparalleled service.

When: March to June, Annually

Where: Orlando, FL

The founders of the National Festival dreamed of creating a national showcase of the finest scholastic instrumental music ensembles in the world. Middle and high school concert band members, percussionists, string players, jazz performers, and choir members have the opportunity to perform for and learn from acclaimed evaluators and accomplished conductors. Participating students experience an atmosphere of mutual respect for their peers while enjoying concerts from other outstanding ensembles.

When: March, Annually

Where: Indianapolis, IN

Music in the Parks is one of the best advocacy tools for your music program. Performances are hosted by a local church or school and adjudicated by an independent panel made up of educators and conductors alike. You’ll receive unmatched feedback for your program that can be utilized to further the educational process once you return to the classroom. Groups then get to enjoy a theme park for a day of rides and entertainment. Stay in the park that evening for the awards ceremony as your ensemble is acknowledged and highest achievement awards are presented.

When: Various Dates

Where: Various Locations

This is an opportunity for your music program to receive year-end assessment and constructive suggestions from an outside panel of experienced instrumental and choral educators. These master teachers evaluate hundreds of ensembles throughout the spring, giving them a unique perspective. Whether presenting a new concept or reinforcing the basics you instruct every day, this feedback can have an impact on the musical growth of your students.

When: April to May, Annually

Where: Eureka, MO

Groups can attend Carnegie Hall music workshops throughout the year, with major opportunities including the Summer Music Educators Workshop (late June/early July) and, for youth, intensive programs like The B-Side (February/April). School-year professional training and specialized workshops for educators run from September to June in the Resnick Education Wing.

When: Year-Round

Where: New York City, NY

Field trips to the Museum are traditionally two hours in duration. All gallery tours can be paired with a classroom workshop, specialty program, or theater program. Select programs are also available as virtual and outreach programs.

When: Year-Round

Where: Nashville, TN

This prestigious event provides students with the unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich heritage of jazz music. Accepted by application only, students perform professionally transcribed and arranged pieces from a vast repertoire of Duke Ellington and other jazz legends. In preparation, students gain a deeper understanding of the complex structures, rhythms and harmonies of jazz.

When: April to May, Annually

Where: New York City, NY

Is your performance group ready to take their music education to the next level with performance travel to Vanderbilt University? Vanderbilt’s faculty conducts some of the very best clinics in the country, with numerous ensemble venues, concerts, lectures, and recitals for your performance travel. Along with other once-in-a-lifetime performance opportunities in Nashville plus other educational stops, Music Travel Consultants can make your Vanderbilt University performance travel rewarding and memorable.

When: Varies

Where: Nashville, TN

Recognizing that music is an integral part of a liberal arts education, the School of Music seeks to provide innovative instruction for students pursuing careers in traditional and non-traditional music fields, engaging opportunities for each university student to participate in rich and varied musical experiences, enriching events for the university and larger community to experience music through concerts and collaborative workshops, and valuable resources for church music ministries.

When: Year-Round

Where: Nashville, TN

Choices for elevating educational opportunities are plentiful. Benefit from a bespoke band clinic hosted at a premier rehearsal site equipped to accommodate the entire London Band Week (LBW) cast. Enjoy meeting your instrument and section peers while absorbing the perspective, advice, and experience from a virtuoso at an instrumental masterclass. You may also attend a band leadership workshop or participate in a college visit.

When: June, Annually

Where: London, England

The Capital Wind Symphony offers a unique and inspiring 90-minute side-by-side performance experience. Your band musicians will work with a highly acclaimed conductor and rehearse alongside the region’s top professional musicians. These musicians will work and perform with every section of your band to demonstrate proper performance concepts.

When: Year-Round

Where: Washington, DC