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Erin M. Grigson

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by Erin M. Grigson on 10 June 2019

6 Questions To Ask Your Travel Provider

Finding a trip at an affordable price point for you and your students sometimes means requesting multiple trip proposals and spending time comparing...

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Educational Travel, Overnight Travel, Student Travel

by Erin M. Grigson on 29 May 2019

An Inside Look at Festival Musicale

Have you heard we’re offering a brand new youth chorus event this year? Held in downtown San Antonio, Texas, Festival de Musicalé will offer two days...

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Music Festivals, Clinics, festival performance

by Erin M. Grigson on 28 May 2019

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

The trips have been taken, the performances are complete, the awards have been given and another fantastic festival and travel season is in the books!

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Student Group Travel, Music Across Texas, Overnight Travel, Student Travel

by Erin M. Grigson on 14 May 2019

FIVE TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL GROUP TRAVEL

From daydreaming about your destination to relentless researching restaurants to crafting your ideal itinerary, there’s nothing like the anticipation...

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Student Group Travel, Overnight Travel, Student Travel

by Erin M. Grigson on 24 April 2019

Beyond The Clef With Colonel Palmatier

As part of our Beyond the Clef Legacy Series, we are honored to sit down with Colonel Thomas Palmatier, the retired commander of the United States...

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Marching Band, Industry, Music Education

by Erin M. Grigson on 2 April 2019

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

Student group travel is all about creating and preserving once-in-a-lifetime experiences, and there’s no way better way to do that than utilizing the...

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Overnight Travel, Student Travel