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A Blog for Performing Arts Educators

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by Erin Grigson on 24 October 2019

See Our Showcase of Music Venues For 2020

If you're looking for a band, choir or orchestra festival performance opportunity for your high school or middle school group that's heavy on the...

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Music Festivals, Performance Options, festival performance

by Erin Grigson on 21 October 2019

Meet Our Showcase of Music Festival Judges

Whether you’d like to take your choir to Corpus Christi or showcase your band in San Antonio, festival performances can have a positive impact on...

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Music Festivals, Performance Options, festival performance

by Madison Locke Chester on 18 December 2018

The Music Festival Experience

It’s Performance Day! Whether you are a first-year teacher, 10-year veteran or a performing student, performance day brings with it a rush of...

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Music Festivals, Performance Travel, Performance Options, festival performance, Music Across Texas

by Paul Davis on 4 October 2018

Navigating the rose parade and avoiding the thorns

It's a celebration more than a century old – a festival of flowers, music and sports unequaled anywhere else in the world. It's America's New Year...

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Performance Options, Overnight Travel, Student Travel, Parades

by Alan Hanna on 20 February 2018

The Right Performance Builds the Right Vision

As music educators, we all know the value and necessity of performance and festival participation, but with so many choices, how do you know which...

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Music Festivals, Performance Options