Music educators enjoy front row seats to their students’ lives, watching them grow through successes and failures, trials and victories. The communities that directors build are irreplaceable, becoming spaces where students can find friendship with their fellow...
Guest Contributor: Don Stinson, Director of Bands, Joliet Central High School, Joliet, IL The first time I ever took a group of high school students on an overnight trip, I barely slept. The hotel was fine, the students were fine – but my brain wouldn’t turn off. I...
Guest Contributor: Don Stinson, Director of Bands, Joliet Central High School, Joliet, IL "Is this really worth $1,200?" That was the question a parent asked during our trip meeting. This was before we even got to the Q&A, and before I was even remotely in the...
Every year, our BRT team makes magic happen for over 50,000 student performers in dozens of destinations around the world. Every glance at our busy trip calendar reminds us of how powerful performance travel is for the incredible music educators and students we serve....
Guest Contributor: Don Stinson, Director of Bands, Joliet Central High School, Joliet, IL Organizing a student trip is not easy. Between wrangling itineraries, addressing parent concerns (“Yes, Mrs. Smith - we will make sure the children are fed. No, we do not plan to...
For high-school band directors, summer usually means two things – a well-deserved break from the busy school year and an outside-the-classroom experience that you and your students look forward to all year. That’s right, band camp. Band...
Every one of our student performance tours is different – as they should be, because every group we work with has a different dynamic, unique needs and specific goals for their trip. One of the most requested features on our itineraries is a clinic or...
