Thinking of traveling with your group this spring? We all know preparations and approvals to go anywhere with students can feel cumbersome and even a bit discouraging. Take heart! You are not alone in navigating the sometimes treacherous waters of travel approvals and buy in.
Chelsy Merrill

Chelsy Merrill is a walking toolkit for music educators. Her background as a Marine Musician, High School and Middle School Band Director, and Assistant Principal gives her keen insight for travel planning directors. Based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex, Chelsy spends her days in band halls and classrooms educating and advising group leaders with their travel planning processes. When she’s not at a band rehearsal or parent meeting, Chelsy (aka LaLa) takes her granddaughter to swimming lessons.