Unpacked

A Blog for Performing Arts Educators

  • There are no suggestions because the search field is empty.

Mark Ford: On Teaching Percussion

European Performance Tours 101

Six Tips for European Group Travel

See Our Showcase of Music Venues For 2020

Meet Our Showcase of Music Festival Judges

Four Reasons To Add A Tour Director To Your Trip

How To Go Through Airline Check-In With A Group

Everything You Need To Know About Flying With A Student Group

Top Four Reasons to Book A Festival Performance For Your Students

6 Questions To Ask Your Travel Provider

An Inside Look at Festival Musicale

Attending a Director's Choice Festival: What Music Educators are saying

FIVE TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL GROUP TRAVEL

An Insider's Look At Dance Travel

Beyond The Clef With Colonel Palmatier

Customizable Contemporary Dance Class with Gibney DANCE

Snap it, Map it and remember your trip with the New Group travel video app

The Midwest Clinic: Music Education as Cultural Value

Experience The Midwest Clinic through a Professional Development Trip

The ABC's of a Healthy Music Program

Preparing Your Band for a Parade

The Music Festival Experience

Is your Travel Provider Travel Safe Certified?

Ethical Practices or Just Profit?

It's Scientifically Proven that Student Travel Matters

Navigating the rose parade and avoiding the thorns

Destination Leadership - Where Students Discover Their Best Selves

Betcha Didn't Know: 11 Fun Facts about Colorado Springs

Be a Teacher, Not a Bill Collector with Director's Choice Individual Billing

Seeking Industry Ambassadors: Do we have what it takes to inspire you?

Director's Choice and Epic Waters are Making Waves

Motor coach Driver of the Year 2018 Announced

Insider Tips to Planning the BIG Trip

Take a Bite Out of the Big Apple: NYC for Students

Making the Most of Summer Break

Hawaii: The Ohana Experience

Disney Youth Programs Unlock Student Potential

Travel Protection: Is It Worth It?

Disney Done Right

New Motor Coach Monitoring and Enforcement May Impact Student Travel

The Right Performance Builds the Right Vision

The Millennial Assistant

U.S. Army All-American Marching Band: Bowl Week Reflections

Getting the Most Out of Music Conferences

Advocating Ethics, Creating the Standard

Peer Pressure and the Power of Stickers

Helmets vs. Hotels

Websites for Directors: Make the Web Work For You

Our Journey to Carnegie Hall: Changing the Culture and Motivating Kids and Community

The One Fun Meeting of the Year

Top 11 Reasons Why Students Should Travel

Tips on Traveling with a Marching Band

The Fixer-Upper Band Hall

Building Community Makes it Personal, Always