Tips for Leading a High School Band and Choir Trip as a First-Year Music Teacher
The trials of a first-year teacher can be daunting. You’re the fresh meat – the rookie. Everyone’s going to have advice for you and perhaps, a little sympathy. So, as…
Getting Parents Involved In the Music Program
A key component of any scholastic program is the support of parents. Parental involvement is the secret ingredient which builds community, student confidence and the renown of the program. When…
Top USA Performance Destinations
Every budding musician relishes the opportunity to get up on stage and lay down his or her chops. There’s nothing quite like a live audience and the thrill of the…
Planning a Successful (and Educational) Field Trip With Peak
Planning a successful (and educational) field trip with Peak is like having a trip concierge produce an organized, systematic plan for getting all your ducks in a row. Peak ensures…
Building Memories and Relationships on Tour
Building Memories Performance Travel is an integral step to Building Memoriesfor Performing Ensembles March Towards Greatness with Peak Performance Tours Your next performance at Carnegie Hall might just be a…
Ways to Build Excitement for Your Tour
Young people have a lot on their plates. They’re growing up, learning and trying to understand where they fit in the great scheme of things. It can be a challenge…
Music Field Trips: 5 Awesome Trips for Your Music Class
Your hardworking music students are becoming real musicians, under your careful tutelage. Rewarding them with a music trip seems in order. And in the USA, there’s such a huge variety…
Easy, Affordable Student Tours – Fun Travel for 12-16 Year-Olds
Youth in the age group 12 - 16 are young enough to be full of adventurous ambition and old enough to be full of wonder and curiosity. Affordability is a…
Getting Your Trip Approved by Your School Board or Committee
You’re busily putting your lesson plan in place, as the school year kicks into high gear. A big part of that is getting your trip approved by your School Board…
Destination Education: What Is a Must-See Place In Your State?
If you’re a teacher, you’ve probably been thinking about how you can keep your students engaged this school year by taking them out into the world to enrich their classroom…